[Verse 1]
I saw you walking down by the river
Down by the water
Dragging a heavy load
What I saw, I don't know
If I believe it, does it make it so?

[Verse 2]
I saw you walking down by the river
Down by the water
I wish I had never gone
What I saw left me cold
If I believe it, does it make it so?
If I asked you, would you tell me no?

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Bridge]
Down by the river's ditch, is where I lie
My body was broken and my wrists were tied
Floating in the reeds there, tangled in the weeds
That's where this lies

[Verse 3]
Where I was walking down by the river
Down by the water
Dragging a heavy load
What I saw, I don't know
I dreamed of a red river
I dreamed in red