Said "I'm goin' down to the crossroads"
Gonna fall right down on my knees
I said "I'm goin' down to the crossroads"
Gonna fall right down on my knees
I asked the good Lord above
"Have mercy on me if you please"

I said "I'm goin' down to the crossroads"
Gonna see if I can flag myself a ride
Hey, "I'm goin' down to the crossroads"
Gonna see if I can flag myself a ride
Well, if you won't take me baby
I'll find somebody else in town

I said "I'm goin' down to New Orleans "
Be there before Mardi Gras Day
I said "I'm goin' down to New Orleans "
Be there by Mardi Gras Day
I got the blues this morning
Looking for that 'ya-ya fee na-nay'

Tell me something saxophone!

Oh, you can run, you can run
You can run and go and tell boy, Willy Brown
Oh, you can run, you can run
You can run and go and tell boy, Willy Brown
You tell 'em "I'm down at the crossroads"
Feel like I'm sinking down