Weighted down by possessions   Weighted down by the gun   Waited down by the river for you to come      My darling, you're darning my action   Of when three months, I was gone   But whose socks were you darning, darling   While I been gone so long?      Weighted down by possessions   Weighted down by the gun   Waited down by the river for you to come      A best friend to your ear of true said I was guilty of sin   Said my being gone was the best thing for you   But the truth, it all comes through for me and my kin   It wasn't the best thing for me but was the best for him      Weighted down by decision   Weighted down by the gun   Waited down by the river for you to come      Weighted down by possessions   Weighted down by the gun   Waited down by the river for you to come      While I sat there wondering, you thought that eyes were hid   And I had the honor of watching everything you did   So now I come with words of pain to bring you news of life   If you can't find your woman, don't take another's wife      Waiting down by possessions   Waiting down with a gun   Waiting down by the river for you to come