Down by the River lyrics

Be on my side,

I'll be on your side, baby

There is no reason for you to hide

It's so hard for me staying here all alone

When you could be taking me for a ride

Yeah, she could drag me over the rainbow,

Send me away

Down by the river, I shot my baby

Down by the river

Dead, oh, shot her dead.

You take my hand,

I'll take your hand

Together we may get away

This much madness is too much sorrow

It's impossible to make it today

Yeah, she could drag me over the rainbow,

Send me away

Down by the river, I shot my baby

Down by the river

Dead, oh, shot her dead.

Be on my side,

I'll be on your side, baby

There is no reason for you to hide

It's so hard for me staying here all alone

When you could be taking me for a ride

Yeah, she could drag me over the rainbow,

Send me away

Down by the river, I shot my baby

Down by the river

Dead, oh, shot her dead.

• Artist:Neil Young
• Album:Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969)