[Verse 1]
I'm going down to the river
There's a man I wanna see
Yeah, he's the ferryman
He'll recognize me

[Verse 2]
I'm going down now to the riverside
There's a place I wanna be
I'm going to talk to the ferryman
He'll be expecting me

[Chorus]
I'm crossing over now to the other side

[Verse 3]
Life is better there on the other side
The grass is greener there on the other side
And I, I get even there on the other side
And everything will turn out all right on the other side

[Chorus]
I'm crossing over now to the other side
The other side…

[Verse 4]
I walked by the church house late last night
Yeah, I walked by the church house, but I didn't go inside
'Cause I, I once slept with the preacher's wife
She handed me a ticket to the other side
[Chorus]
I'm crossing over now to the other side
To the other side…