Down by the river

Down by the river there's a tree Beneath its branches you promised me Your love forever now that love's gone Down by the river I'm all alone. Do you remember that big tree The one we carved on just...

Down by the river We took a little walk We met up with the girls' camp And we had a little talk Well, we washed out the girls' camp And we hung'em on the line And every since then We've just been...

[talking] We goin' do this one here, Chatham County style It's a 9-1-2 thang dawg Yean know, now ya know, fa'sho (whoa) [Chorus] We come from down by the river on twanky twankies Blowin big ball bats...

It was a blinding light A sheer tornado of pain I had a whiskey fury Pounding like the devils rain Down by the river It's alright I've been turning stones Down by the river It's alright Someone's been...

The river looked much wider than it ever seemed before Even though we crossed a hundred times or more We were scared, so we dared each other You first And I'll be right behind you You first I'll meet...