my sins away I?m going to lay down my heavy load down by the riverside Down by the riverside, down by the riverside I?m going to lay down my heavy load down by the riverside
side Now faithless love makes that willow cry Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Her love turned out to be a lie Down by the riverside Down by the riverside
lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside, down by the riverside Down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside
brown-eyed gal Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Well I met my little brown-eyed gal Down by the riverside Down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside Down by the riverside, down by the riverside Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside Ain't
stood still there in that place The water was singin', out hearts were beatin' fast Two high school lovers thinkin' it would always last Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside Let's give 'em what the song demands Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I'm gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside Down by the riverside, down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside
lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside
you down so hastily And it's tearing me apart In my heart of hearts I'm screaming In my heart of hearts I cry And it's cold So cold I turned you down
down at the riverside Should I tell them how he cried? Should I tell them how you held me, my never-bride? And how I left the ring down at the riverside The riverside
Down by the riverside Down by the riverside Down by the riverside I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riverside Study war no more I ain
sins away I?m going to lay down my heavy load down by the riverside Down by the riverside, down by the riverside I?m going to lay down my heavy load down by the riverside
eyes of my dreams Hand in hand, down on one knee Down by the Riverside Down by the Riverside Told me she would be my bride Down by the Riverside She
Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside Down by the riverside, down by the riverside Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside Ain't a
you down so hastily And it?s tearing me apart In my heart of hearts I?m screaming In my heart of hearts I cry And it?s cold So cold I turned you down
Translation: Louis Armstrong. Down By The Riverside.
