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Going to the River Lyrics
Oh, I'm goin' to the river, gonna
Jump overboard and drown
I'm goin' to the river, gonna
Jump overboard and drown
Because the girl I love
She just done let, let me down
When she left me
I bowed my head and cried
When she left me
I bowed my head and cried
I never thought I would be
I would be the one to cry
Well, if you see my mama, tell
Her good-bye for me
If you see my mama, tell
Her good-bye for me
I'm tired of livin'
Livin' in misery
Jump overboard and drown
I'm goin' to the river, gonna
Jump overboard and drown
Because the girl I love
She just done let, let me down
I bowed my head and cried
When she left me
I bowed my head and cried
I never thought I would be
I would be the one to cry
Her good-bye for me
If you see my mama, tell
Her good-bye for me
I'm tired of livin'
Livin' in misery
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The song is pretty dark if you truly listen to it. The song is about suicide. Im going to the river gonna jump overboard and drown talking about taking his own life after losing the gal he loved who had left him. He then says if you see my mama tell her goodbye for me and that Im tired of living in misery.