i m ready now would you please take me down to the river wash my body cleanse my soul down in the river wash away my sins let them flow away till i m purer than i was before i came smooth waters can you carry me to my redemption deliver me from the dark oh ah pour my thoughts into here let them soak in the river till they re pure just like the waters on my skin wash over me ohh wash over me wash over me wash over me ohh wash over me wash over me dip me in dip me down dip me deep in the river fill my cup fill my glass fill my soul tack me back take me home to when i was a child where my mother was the only world i knew wash over me ohh wash over me wash over me wash over me ohh wash over me wash over me