i saw you walking down by the river down by the water dragging a heavy load what i saw i don t know if i believe it does it make it so i saw you walking down by the river down by the water i wish i had never gone what i saw left me cold if i believe it does it make it so if i asked you would you tell me no down by the river s ditch is where i lie my body was broken and my wrists were tied floating in the reeds there tangled in the weeds that s where this lies where i was walking down by the river down by the water dragging a heavy load what i saw i don t know i dreamed of a red river i dreamed in red