I hang my head & tears I start to cry
I see the river, the river's wide
Mile of moonlight, too much to hide
I see the faces. I get the news
I see the water. I read the shoes
Down by the riverside
The corn is creaking, the moon's on high
Bodies broken, the house on fire
down by the riverside
Now me & you, we were born to disagree
Out on the highway's a mess of a night
tank car burnin with a terrible light
Be the boss. Look here son
You'll go far. You'll be the one
down by the riverside
The corn is creaking, the moon's on high
Bodies broken, the house on fire
down by the riverside
Of all the dreams that haunt the awful black
I see the steamboat, golden stacks, jump the river
won't go back
Face to face me & you
Then there's one and I'm going too
down by the riverside
The corn is creaking, the moon's on high
Bodies broken, the house on fire
down by the riverside
down by the riverside
down by the riverside
