Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside
Ain't a-gonna study war no more

Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more

Gonna meet my dear mother, down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna meet my dear mother, down by the riverside
Ain't a-gonna study war no more

Gonna meet my dear father, down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna meet my dear father, down by the riverside
Ain't a-gonna study war no more

Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Gonna meet my dear Jesus, down by the riverside

Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna meet my dear Jesus, down by the riverside
Ain't a-gonna study war no more

Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more

Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my burdens, down by the riverside
Ain't a-gonna study war no more

Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more

Ain't a-gonna study war no more
Ain't a-gonna study war no more