As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the starry crown Good Lord, show me the way O brothers, let's go down Let's go down, come on down O brothers, let's go down Down in the river to pray As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way O sisters, let's go down Let's go down, come on down O sisters, let's go down Down in the river to pray As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the starry crown Good Lord, show me the way O mothers, let's go down Let's go down, come on down O mothers, let's go down Down in the river to pray Let's go down, let's go down Let's go down, let's go down Let's go down, let's go down Let's go down, let's go down As we went down in the river to pray Studying about that good ol' way And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show us the way O sinners, let's go down Let's go down, come on down O sinners, let's go down Down in the river to pray O brothers, let's go down Come on down, don't you wanna go down? Come on brothers, let's go down Down in the river to pray Down in the river to pray Down in the river to pray