“Going Down the River”
Description
Floating verses: "Hey, little girl, if you don't give me dinner/I'll buy me a boat and sail down the river" "Coon Creek's up, Coon Creek's muddy/I'm so drunk I can't stand steady" "Goodbye wife, goodbye baby/Goodbye biscuits sopped in gravy"
Notes
This shouldn't be confused with any of the other "Down the River" songs. - PJS
Recordings
- Dr. Smith's Champion Hoss Hair Pullers, "Going Down the River" (Victor 21711, 1928)
- New Lost City Ramblers, "Going Down the River" (NLCR13)
References
- DT, DOWNRIVE
- BI, RcGDtRy1