Rebel River Incident

Going to the river to drown

To get me out of this town

Tell mama I've tried, tell papa I've cried

I'm going to the river to drown

A little poison won't do

Won't kick me out of my shoes

I'll be locked down in a cell 'til my body's just a shell

Going to the river to drown

To get me out of this town

Tell mama I've tried, tell papa I've cried

I'm going to the river to drown

Ain't got no excuse

For singin' the blues

Me and the devil walking side by side

Gonna catch a greyhound bus and ride

Going to the river to drown

To get me out of this town

Tell mama I've tried, tell papa I've cried

I'm going to the river to drown

I'm going now

A little knife won't do

And that gun won't shoot

Got in trouble, had to roam

Left my girl, left my home

Going to the river to drown

To get me out of this town

Tell mama I've tried, papa I've cried

I'm going to the river to drown

I'm going now