Seen her get up, seen her go down    Down to the riverside    Seen her jump into the river and drown    Down to the riverside    People do just what they will    Don't matter to the river, it's running still    Sun come up, sun go down    Down to the riverside    Sun jump into the river and drown    Down to the riverside    Everyday just like the last    We sit and watch the water pass    Came a day they built a bridge    Down to the riverside    Over the way, on top of the ridge    Down to the riverside    Built a bridge for the people to cross    But every other day, someone's jumping off    You might think some boys they got it made    Down to the riverside    They got the money and the women and a    place in the shade    Down to the riverside    That ain't no way to ease the pain    Can't listen to the river when it calls your name