I'm going down to the river
To see how deep it is today
Yes I'm going down to the river
To see how deep it is today

How much waters in that river?
Will it wash my blues away?
I had to ask my babys pardon
For the things Id done to her

Now detectives are tryin to figure
Was it suicide or murder?
But I'm going down to the river
To see how deep it is today

How much waters in that river?
Will it wash my blues away?
Police interrogation
Where were you that date and time?

Man, to me that's no kind of question
I put her life so high above mine
Please sir come down to the station
Just to tell us what you know

What is your suggestion?
What's she done? And where did she go?
I'm going down to the river
To see how deep it is today

Yeah I'm going down to the river myself
To see how deep it is today
How much waters in that river?
Will it wash my blues away?