I'm going to the river,
Gonna jump overboard and drown.
Well, I'm goin' to the river,

Gonna jump overboard and drown.
Well, the woman I love,
She helped put me down.


Well, eve'y livin' body need,
Someone to call their own.

Yes, every livin' body need,
Someone to call their own.
Yes, I'm tired of livin',

Livin' all alone.

That's why I'm goin' to the river,

Gonna jump overboard and drown.
Well, I'm goin' to the river,
Gonna jump overboard and drown.

Well, my best baby,
She helped put me down.


If you see my mother,
Tell her, "Goodbye," for me.
If you see my mother,

Tell her, "So long," for me.
'Cause I'm tired of livin',
Livin' in misery.


Yes, I'm tired of livin'
Livin' in misery.

Well, I'm tired of livin'
Livin' in misery.