If these boots were mine to walk in
I'd take a stroll out to the riverside
If these words were mine to talk with
I'd ask that river to roll with me a while
Would she be strong (would she be strong)
And drag me down? (And drag me down?)
Anchored to her pebbled bed I lay
I'll play along (I'll play along)
And fool around (and fool around)
The sweet erosion for to soothe my pain
Oh, wild river drag me down
Drag me down, drag me down
Oh, wild river drag me down
Drag me down, down, drag me down
If these boots were mine to walk in
I'd be out the door at the first signs of light
If this hope was mine to lean on
Darling, morphine help my worried mind
Would she behave (would she behave)
Give me my fill? (Give me my fill?)
Keep me going down that gravel road
Hungry and tame (hungry and tame)
Along the hills (along the hills)
'Til the morning I'll be bathed in gold
Oh, wild river drag me down
Drag me down, drag me down
Oh, wild river drag me down
Drag me down, down, drag me down
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Oh, wild river drag me down
Drag me down, drag me down
Oh, wild river drag me down
Drag me down, down, drag me down