I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again I've been runnin with the Devil and I know he's not my friend I've been falling by this wayside, livin' in this world of sin I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again I'm going out to the country gonna bury my head in a creek I'm gonna jump into that water, baptize both my feet 'Cause everywhere I've been walking, I've been getting in trouble deep I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again Well, this whole world is going to Hell in a hand basket If I don't get some restoration soon I'm gonna end up in a casket Well, ooh hoo! Well, this whole world is going to Hell in a hand basket If I don't get some restoration soon gonna end up in a casket Well, ooh hoo! I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again I've been runnin with the Devil and I know he's not my friend I've been falling by this wayside, livin' in this world of sin I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again