Down by the river,
And near the eastern shore.
There is a man who's been searching for love,
Where he has never before.
He has a weak liver,
And his soul is nearly gone.
He can't shake off all his wickedness
And he can't stop doin' wrong.
Down by the river,
There's a girl who's seventeen
And all the make up can't protect her eyes
From all the evil she has seen.
And if she don't deliver,
Her daddy puts her down.
