Lyrics

I deal with the devil
The only way i know how
I take him down to the river
Down to the river
Down to the river to drown

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That current’s gonna pull him
Where the light don’t shine no more
Let the deep water show him’
What the good Lord got in store

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I’ve seen too many midnights
With his shadow at my door
But tonight the tide’s risin’
Risin to settle the score

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Down to the river
Gonna wash my hands of sin
Down to the river
Where the water’s rushin’ in
Ain’t no devil gonna follow
Where the river swallows men

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The moon’s my only witness
As I drag him through the sand
And the Lord might forgive me
But I’ll do what I can

Take him down to the river
Down to the river
Condemn him with my hands
I’ll carry out the judgment
That the good Lord commands

Oh Down in the river
Down in the river
Down in the river
washing the blood from my hands
While the water keeps on rollin’
Over the sins it understands

Now I’m done with the devil
Done with the devil
Done bein a sinin man

Cause I went
Down to the river
Down to the river
Down to the river
And I left it with clean… hands