| As I went down in the river to pray
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| Studying about that good old way
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| And who shall wear the starry crown
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| Good Lord, show me the way!
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| O sisters let’s go down,
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| Let’s go down, come on down,
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| O sisters let’s go down,
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| Down in the river to pray.
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| As I went down in the river to pray
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| Studying about that good old way
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| And who shall wear the robe and crown
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| Good Lord, show me the way!
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| O brothers let’s go down,
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| Let’s go down, come on down,
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| Come on brothers let’s go down,
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| Down in the river to pray.
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| As I went down in the river to pray
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| Studying about that good old way
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| And who shall wear the starry crown
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| Good Lord, show me the way!
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| O fathers let’s go down,
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| Let’s go down, come on down,
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| O fathers let’s go down,
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| Down in the river to pray.
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| As I went down in the river to pray
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| Studying about that good old way
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| And who shall wear the robe and crown
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| Good Lord, show me the way!
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| O mothers let’s go down,
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| Let’s go down, don’t you want to go down,
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| Come on mothers let’s go down,
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| Down in the river to pray.
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| As I went down in the river to pray
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| Studying about that good old way
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| And who shall wear the starry crown
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| Good Lord, show me the way!
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| O sinners let’s go down,
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| Let’s go down, come on down,
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| O sinners let’s go down,
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| Down in the river to pray.
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| As I went down in the river to pray
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| Studying about that good old way
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| And who shall wear the robe and crown
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| Good Lord, show me the way! |