Say, I was layin' upstairs, layin' on my cold iron bed Say, I was layin' upstairs, layin' on my cold iron bed When I received the news, the woman I love was dead I didn't have no money, then I could not go home I didn't have no money, then I could not go home Then I walked to my window, and I dropped my head to moan Lord, Lord, woman I love is dead and gone Lord, Lord, woman I love is dead and gone Yeah, I am broke and hungry, five hundred miles from home Yeah, hoo-yeah, uh-huh Yeah, hee-yeah-ah Yeah, hee-yeah, uh-huh I'm going down to the river, fall on my bended knee I'm going down to the river, fall on my bended knee I'm going to ask the Good Lord to help me if he please