I'm sick of tryin'
and I'm six feet short of dyin' ...
And this world don't care if I'm cryin' ...
So tell me where does a broken man go? ...

I don't understand.
I guess I'm kinda like my old man ...
I'm gonna live and die just a work in my bare hands ...
So tell me where does a broken man go? ...
 [bad word]  I'm goin down to the river, down to the river, the old muddy water gonna clear my mind, down to the river, down to the river, (gonna) watch my troubles just a float on by ... float on by ...

When I was young, this world was just *keel fence stone???* ...
you can keep what you call and take it home ...
now tell where did that world go? ...
Well at 21, that preacher took me back *on my hair??* ...
I gotta get that feelin' back again ...
cuz this sin's tryin' to take my soul ...
 [bad word] ... (REPEATS)

That muddy water ...
that old Delta Queen ...
I'ma callin ...
it's gonna set me free (REPEATS)