Said you gonna shoot me down
Put my body in my river.
Shoot me down

Put my body in my river
While the whole world sings
Sing it like a song

The whole world sings
Like there's nothing going wrong!
He shot her down he put her body in the river

He covered her up but I went to get her
And I said 'my girl what happened to you now?'
I said 'my girl we gotta stop it somehow!'

Uh uh uh uh

Chorus:

Oh and tell me what's the man with a rifle in his hand
Gonna do for a world that's some sick and sad?
Tell me what's the man with a rifle in his hand

Gonna do for a world that's gone mad?

He's gonna shoot me down put my body in the river

Cover me up with the leaves of September
Like an old sad song you heard it all before
Well Bill is gone but I'm setting the score.

Uh uh uh uh

Chorus:

Oh and tell me what's the man with a rifle in his hand
Gonna do for a world that's some sick and sad?
Tell me what's the man with a rifle in his hand

Gonna do for a world that's gone mad?