Going down the river John Going to ask to save my soul Going down the river John Going to ask to save my soul Going to get down on my knees And there I'm gonna freeze Going down the river To save my soul When moses opened up the waters And he let the people through Well now, moses opened up the waters And he let the people through Was a windy day and bearly drown When the waters came dummlin' down Came down to the rive to save my soul Well, save my soul, save my soul Save my soul, save my soul Came down to the river, yaaa To save my soul (To save my soul) Now listen brother Henry Listen here to me Forget about your jezabelle And come, come, come to me We'll go down to the river We'll get down on our knees And ask the Lord to save our souls Save us if you please Well, save my soul, save my soul Save my soul, save my soul Came down to the river, yaaa To save my soul (To save my soul) Save my soul, save my soul Save my soul, save my soul...