Music Monday: Down to the River to Pray - Alison Krauss & Union Station

"Down in the River to Pray" (also known as "Down to the River to Pray," "Down in the Valley to Pray," "The Good Old Way," and "Come, Let Us All Go Down") is a traditional American song variously described as a Christian folk hymn, an African-American spiritual, an Appalachian song, and a southern gospel song. The exact origin of the song is unknown. Research suggests that it was composed by an enslaved African-American.[1]
​ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_in_the_River_to_Pray

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DOWN TO THE RIVER TO PRAY - LYRICS

As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good lord, show me the way!
 
O brothers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
Come on brothers let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.
 
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good lord, show me the way!
 
O mothers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
Come on mothers let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.
 
As i went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good lord, show me the way!
 
O fathers let's go down,
Let's go down, come on down,
Come on fathers let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.

Source: Musixmatch

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