Down the river
Chris Knight"Down the river" is a song by Chris Knight, released in 2006 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:05 long and contains 65 lines and 335 words.
Lyrics
0:14I was eighteen
0:16My brother was twenty one
0:20One Saturday evening
0:23When all the work was done
0:26We went down to the river
0:29Had some trot lines to run
0:36My brother Walter
0:39Had a fight the week before
0:43Knocked a boy named Wilson
0:46Through the pool hall door
0:49They said you don't mess with Wilson
0:52Unless you want a war
0:59I put the boat in the water
1:02And I made the engine run
1:06Unloaded the lantern
1:08Against the sinking sun
1:11And my brother Walter
1:15Was loading his gun
1:18And we went down the river
1:35Down past the coal docks
1:38We were running our lines
1:42Heard some drunken boaters
1:45Racing up behind
1:48It was Wilson and his cousin
1:51They had trouble on their minds
1:58They passed on by us
2:01Probably going to tend their pots
2:05We headed up the river
2:08With the fish we'd caught
2:11But before we made the landing
2:14I thought I heard a shot
2:17Back down the river
2:44My brother Walter
2:47Fell over the side
2:51And I couldn't find him
2:53No matter how I tried
2:57And I looked along the bank
3:00But I couldn't find where they'd hide
3:07They ** the river
3:10They searched it up and down
3:14Couldn't find his body
3:16So they decided that he'd drowned
3:20But I knew better
3:23And Wilson bragged around town
3:30So one night I floated down
3:33Right above Wilson's shack
3:37I hid in the woods
3:39Till I saw him walk out back
3:42I put a bullet in his head
3:46And dropped him in his tracks
3:49And we went down the river
4:16Down below the trestle
4:18Where the water runs slow
4:22I chained him to an anvil
4:25And then I let him go
4:28And five years later
4:32I ain't told a soul
4:39And I ain't done much fishing
4:41I hardly wet a line
4:46The death of my brother
4:48Is still heavy on my mind
4:51I've been thinking Wilson's cousin
4:55Better find a place to hide
4:58'Cause I'm going down the river
5:05Yeah I'm going down the river
I was eighteen My brother was twenty one One Saturday evening When all the work was done We went down to the river Had some trot lines to run My brother Walter Had a fight the week before Knocked a boy named Wilson Through the pool hall door They said you don't mess with Wilson Unless you want a war I put the boat in the water And I made the engine run Unloaded the lantern Against the sinking sun And my brother Walter Was loading his gun And we went down the river Down past the coal docks We were running our lines Heard some drunken boaters Racing up behind It was Wilson and his cousin They had trouble on their minds They passed on by us Probably going to tend their pots We headed up the river With the fish we'd caught But before we made the landing I thought I heard a shot Back down the river My brother Walter Fell over the side And I couldn't find him No matter how I tried And I looked along the bank But I couldn't find where they'd hide They ** the river They searched it up and down Couldn't find his body So they decided that he'd drowned But I knew better And Wilson bragged around town So one night I floated down Right above Wilson's shack I hid in the woods Till I saw him walk out back I put a bullet in his head And dropped him in his tracks And we went down the river Down below the trestle Where the water runs slow I chained him to an anvil And then I let him go And five years later I ain't told a soul And I ain't done much fishing I hardly wet a line The death of my brother Is still heavy on my mind I've been thinking Wilson's cousin Better find a place to hide 'Cause I'm going down the river Yeah I'm going down the river
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