down to the river to pray

as i went down in the river to pray

studying about that good ol' way

and who shall wear the starry crown?

good lord show me the way!

o sisters let's go down

let's go down

come on down

o sisters let's go down

down in the river to pray

as i went down in the river to pray

studying about that good ol' way

and who shall wear the robe & crown?

good lord show me the way

o brothers let's go down

let's go down

come on down

come on brothers

let's go down

down in the river to pray

as i went down in the river to pray

studying about that good ol' way

and who shall wear the starry crown?

good lord show me the way

o fathers let's go down

let's go down

come on down

o fathers let's go down

down in the river to pray

as i went down in the river to pray

studying about that good ol' way

and who shall wear the robe and crown?

good lord show me the way

o mothers let's go down

come on down

don't you wanna go down?

come on mothers

let's go down

down in the river to pray

as i went down in the river to pray

studying about that good ol' way

and who shall wear the starry crown?

good lord show me the way

o sinners

let's go down

let's go down

come on down

o sinners

let's go down

down in the river to pray

as i went down in the river to pray

studying about that good ol' way

and who shall wear the robe and crown?

good lord show me the way