I'm gonna lay down my burdens down by the riverside Down by the riverside down by the riverside Oh I'm gonna lay down my burdens down by the riverside Ain't gonna study war no more Well I ain't gonna study war no more ain't gonna study war no more Ain't gonna study war no more I ain't gonna study war... I'm gonna 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 Ain't gonna study war no more Well I ain't gonna study war... I ain't gonna study war... I'm gonna put on my robe and crown down by the riverside Down by the riverside down by the riverside I'm gonna put on my robe and crown down by the riverside Ain't gonna study war no more Well I ain't gonna study war... I ain't gonna study war...