I saw you walking down by the river, down by the water Dragging a heavy load What I saw I don't know If I believe it, does it make it so? I saw you walking down by the river, own by the water I wish I had never gone What I saw left me cold If I believe it, does it make it so? If I asked you would you tell me no?
Down by the river's ditch, it’s where I die My body was broken, my wrists were tied Floating in the reeds and tangled in the reeds That’s where this lies Where I was walking down by the river, down by the water Dragging a heavy load What I saw, I don't know I dreamed of a red river I dreamed in red