Goin' Down To The River - Mississippi Fred McDowell

You can preach it, you can teach it Do you believe it (But do you believe it) You can preach it, you can teach it Do you believe it (Ooh, yeah) You can preach it, you can teach it Do you believe it (Do you believe it) You can preach it, you can teach it (Oh-ooh) Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa-oh-oh Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa-oh-oh I got my back up to the edge of the room You left me nowhere to hide Your words of venom, spitting salt in my wounds 'Cause I'm paralyzed Feet in the clouds, my head on the ground (Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa) I'm begging you please Just take me down to the river to drown You can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Take me down to the river to drown) 'Cause you can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it It's getting clearer to me every day You leave a wake of destruction All this talk Is gonna leave me with nothing Feet in the clouds, my head on the ground (Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa) I'm begging you please Just take me down to the river to drown You can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Take me down to the river to drown) 'Cause you can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Just take me down to the river to drown) You can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Just take me down to the river to drown) 'Cause you can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Take me down to the river) Can't help but think about the crazy things you always say I wonder if you even notice that you stand in my way Won't be here when you figure it out Just take me down to the river to drown You can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Take me down to the river to drown) 'Cause you can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Take me down to the river to drown) You can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Take me down to the river to drown) 'Cause you can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Take me down to the river to drown) You can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Take me down to the river to drown) 'Cause you can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Hey!) (Take me down to the river to drown) You can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Oh, take me down to the river to drown) 'Cause you can preach it, and you can teach it But do you believe it (Oh, take me down to the river) Down to the river, down to the river Down to the river, down to the river Down to the river, down to the river Down to the river Down to the river, down to the river Down to the river, down to the river Down to the river, down to the river Down to the river

Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style some day Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker Wherever you're going, I'm going your way Two drifters, off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end, waiting, round the bend My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me Moon river, wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style some day Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker Wherever you're going, I'm going your way Two drifters, off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after that same rainbow's end, waiting, round the bend My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me