verse 1 Im goin down To the river And drown myself, well Im goin down to the river and drown myself oh babe, oh Im goin down yes and turn myself in, Cause my baby lovin someone else Now you know why Im goin down To the river and drown myself verse 2 Im sick and tired of this misery down in my heart, way down in my heart Im sick and tired of this misery down in my heart, oh lord well Im sick and tired of this misery, lord have mercy, have mercy on me Im sick and tired of this misery down in my heart verse 3 So goodbye baby (bye baby) well I got to go, so please dont cry, cause its too late to cry bye bye baby well I got to go, so please dont cry, oh bye bye baby, Ive got to go, thats why I called you, just to let you know Im goin down to the river and drown myself