now me and some buddies were down by the river there were drinkers and dopers and abstainers by choice there was red wine and white lines blue smoke and good times but when we all sang we had us one voice singing let s all go down to the river at midnight we ll swim muddy waters n pick us a tune and we won t give a damn if it s rock folk country or blues well the sirens were screaming the blue lights a flashin i got me a ride in a humorless car they read me my rights and they sensed my conviction they said you shall be released when we know what you are well the kangaroo court was now in session exhibit a was a blaring radio they said son is it clear what is to be expected i said sir your music ain t got no soul let s all go down to the river at midnight we ll swim muddy waters n pick us a tune and we won t give a damn if it s rock folk country or blues now woody fed ramblin some old hobo chili and ramblin fed dylan neath a banana tree and guy and townes made a stew down in texas and brought the whole hog down to tennessee hey let s all go down to the river at midnight we ll swim muddy waters n pick us a tune and we won t give a damn if it s rock folk country or blues let s all go down to the river at midnight we ll swim muddy waters n pick us a tune and we won t give a damn if it s rock folk country or blues let s all go down to the river oh let s all go down to the river  there were two crows that built a nest in a windmill dairy windmill wasnt much but about halfway up in the dairy was a crow s nest it was like this big around and its made out of barbwire only takes two to make a murder of crows well the crows they go in there and catch baby rattle snakes they had motor for lunch they are lying there just skin and bones just skin and bones skin and bones far out and ive been trying to write a song about it ever since