Chorus:
Long ……. windin’ river, Long…….. windin’ river
So dark and lonely, drag this poor soul down.
Said I’d meet him tonight by the river, but a-half past ten
Said I’d meet him by the dark lonely river, down where it all began
Where you’re goin’ your gotta take me with you, Gotta git away from this hell
I’m in…..
Oh…….
Well I waited for my man by the river, waited all night long
Waited for my man down by that river, waited till the cold gray dawn.
Seems I’ve always been a-waitin’,
A-waitin’ my whole life long.
CHORUS
Found him on the rocks by the river, far away down stream
Stone cold dead down in that river, surely was done so mean
All our dreams unraveled, ripped apart at the seams
Oh………..
The blues and the river flow together, deep inside my heart
The blues and that river flow together, down where my soul is dark
Love triangles get all tangled, some things just can’t come apart
CHORUS
So cold, dark, and lonely, Draggin’ my poor soul down