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Artist: Ray Charles
Canonical path: /ray-charles/i-m-going-down-to-the-river
Related lyric paths: 6
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I'm Going Down To The River
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I'm Going Down To The River
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1) Im goin down to the river and drown myself , well
Im goin down to the river and drown myself
oh babe , oh Im goin down yes and turn myself in ,
cause my babyç£- lovin someone else
now you know why Im goin down to the river and drown
myself
2) Im sick and tired of this misery down in my heart ,
way down in my heart
Im sick and tired of this misery down in my heart , oh
lord
well Im sick and tired of this misery , lord have
mercy , have mercy on me
Im sick and tired of this misery down in my heart
3) so goodbye baby ( bye baby ) well I got to go , so
please dont cry , cause its too late to cry
bye bye baby well I got to go , so please dont cry ,
oh no
oh bye bye baby , Ive got to go , thats why I called
you , just to let you know
Im goin down to the river and drown myself
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