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