Lyrics

I'm gonna take my sins to the river, boy Less the rain comes to wash them away Breadcrumbs they float down the water And the rivers gonna make me clean Watch that muddy river risin' Flood waters ain't gonna drain Drownin' my trees and my berries Water rise to take me away I'm gonna bury my sins by the river It's so easy to dig in the mud Old boxes been tied up with watch chains Let the river rise to make me clean Now I'll take my sins to the river No time to wait for the rain Takin' my sins to the river, boy Muddy water gonna wash off the stain Well I'll share the sins of my brother I know he'd do the same for me There's no boats out on the river today Just breadcrumbs floatin' down the stream I'm gon' take my sins to the river As much water as its pesticide From farms up on past the levee Clean them bones with the rising tide Ain't no more bank to the river Just flood as far as you can see Dig out my shotgun and a box of 30-ought shells Ain't gonna wait for what might be 'Cause I buried my sins by the river Dug down 6 feet in the mud I took my sins to the river For the water to carry the crumbs