"Down by the riverside"

Well, gonna put on my long white robe;
Down By the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna put on my long white robe;
Down by the riverside
study war no more.

refrain

Well, I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.

Well, gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside

Down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
study war no more.

refrain

Well, I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.

Well, gonna put on my long white robe;
Down By the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna put on my long white robe;
Down by the riverside
Gonna study war no more.

refrain

Well, I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.

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...as well possible:

I'm gonna lay down my burden

(etc)

Gonna stick my sword in the golden sand;

(etc)

Gonna put on my golden shoes;

(etc)

Gonna talk with the Prince of Peace;

(etc)

Gonna shake hands around the world;

(etc)

Gonna put on my starry crown;

(etc)

I'm gonna lay down my travelin' shoes

(etc)

I'm gonna lay down my gun and belt

(etc)

I'm gonna lay down my heavy load

(etc)

...es gibt kaum ein Lied im anglo-amerikanischen Raum, das so oft vertont worden ist, wie dieses...z.B. von


Jessica Andrews:

We spent all night down by the riverside
Laughin at nothing and talking too much
And the moonlight was so bright in your eyes
Before I knew it I was falling in love

It was too cold to swim so we just lay there
On the bank til the break of day
Though we never went in the water
We were swept away

And the river rolled
And the night got cold
But you held me close
And you warmed my soul

We spent all night down by the riverside
Wonderin how it happened so fast
And it sure did take us by surprise
When that mornin sun came up at last

It was too cold to swim so we just lay there
On the bank til the break of day
Though we never went in the water
We were swept away

[Chorus]

And the river rolled
And the night got cold
But you held me close
And you warmed my soul

Repeat chorus

We spent all night down by the riverside
It was too cold to swI'm so we just lay there
On the bank til the break of day
Though we never went in the water
We were swept away

[Repeat chorus]
[Repeat chorus]

We spent all night down by the riverside

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