Down by the river

Me and the devil been messing round

I been down by the river

Me and the devil been messing round

But that evil spirit

Gonna ride me six feet underground

 

Now the sun is goin’ down

Goin’ down and dark on me

Now the sun is goin’ down

Goin’ down and dark on me

Like a man without a home

I live a life that’s never free

 

Woke up this mornin’

With a gun in my hand

Woke up this mornin

With a gun in my hand

Got a bad bad feelin’

I aint goin’ up to the holy land