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