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

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 bed

Into the open waves

Come and cleanse at the water's edge

And wash the stains away