Well, I have been down to Memphis   I couldn't find no peace   Well my soul is feeling restless   Like I need some relief      Heading for the desert   See what I can find   I know the river holds the answers   To the questions in my mind      Take me down   To the levee where the women sing   Lay me down   Like an angel with a broken wing      Take me down   To the levee where the river flows   Gon' throw my blues off the levee   And let them go      I have been down at Natchez   Down to Baton Rouge   You see the river keep on callin' me   No matter what I do   No matter what I do      Take me down   To the levee where the women sing   Lay me down   Like an angel with a broken wing      Take me down   To the levee where the river flows   Gon' throw my blues off the levee   And let them go      I'm drivin' through the darkness   Highway 61   Heading for the crossroads   Like the ones before me done      I want you to take me down   To the levee where the women sing   Lay me down   Like an angel with a broken wing      Take me down   To the levee where the river flows   Gon' throw my blues off the levee   And let them go   Let them go