Follow me down to the river, hey 
Follow me out of the woods
Follow me in, to wash away my sins 
The view up here’s no good

Follow me down to the river, hey 
To follow me here’s no good
I’m goin’ in, where the water lives 
Couldn’t stop me if you could

Follow me down to the river, hey 
To follow me here’s no good
I’m goin’ in, where the water lives 
Couldn’t stop me if you could

Take me down, to the river
Where the water’s clean, and the blood runs red 
Take me down, to the river
Wash me in the water, take me to the bottom

Take me down, to the river
Where the water’s clean, and the blood runs red 
Take me down, to the river
Wash me in the water, take me to the bottom

Follow me down to the river, hey 
Take a drink, it’s good
Heaven knows, where the water flows 
The view from here’s no good

Follow me down to the river, hey 
Take a drink, it’s good
Heaven knows, where the water flows 
The view from here’s no good

Follow me down to the river bed 
Into the open waves
Come and cleanse at the water’s edge
And wash the stains away

Follow me down to the river bed 
Into the open waves
Come and cleanse at the water’s edge
And wash the stains away

Take me down, to the river
Where the water’s clean, and the blood runs red 
Take me down, to the river
Wash me in the water, take me to the bottom

Take me down, to the river
Where the water’s clean, and the blood runs red 
Take me down, to the river
Wash me in the water, take me to the bottom