Bottom Of The River - Ver 2

(a cappella) Hold my hand Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river Hold my hand Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down (a cappella) If you get sleep or if you get none (The cock's gonna call in the mornin', baby) Check the cupboard for your daddy's gun (Red sun rises like an early warnin') The Lord's gonna come for your first born son (His hair's on fire and his heart is burnin') So go to the river where the water runs (Wash him deep where the tides are turnin') (a cappella) And if you fall An' if you fall Am Hold my hand Am D Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river Am Hold my hand Am D Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down Am The wolves will chase you by the pale moonlight Am (Drunk and driven by a devil's hunger) Am Drive your son like a railroad spike Am (Into the water, let it pull him under) D Don't you lift him, let him drown alive Am (The good Lord speaks like a rollin' thunder) Am Let that fever make the water rise Em (And let the river run dry,) and I said Am Hold my hand Am D Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river Am Hold my hand Am D Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down Am Hold my hand Am D Ooh, baby, it's a long way, a long long long way Am An' hold my hand Am D Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down Am Am Am Am (ah) (ah) Am Am (oh, oh, OH oh, oh, OH) (oh, oh, OH oh, oh, OH) Am Am (oh, oh, OH oh, oh, OH) (oh, oh, OH oh, oh, OH) Am Am Am Am hold my hand hold my hand Am Am Am Am hold my hand hold my hand Am Am Am Am hold my hand hold my hand Am hold my hand N.C. Oh, baby it's a long way down, long way down