Slow train on the trestle, passing overhead Cold campfire and an army blanket where I last laid my head I got tobacco and I got bread to get me to Morgan-town Gotta put a little distance between us but I think I'm losing ground Down by the river, so green it's blue Down by the river, I'm sure missing you Mine's closed you turned cold and I couldn't make you stay The more I tried to hold on, the more you turned away Guess I coulda done better than fish and drink and mine Tell me how things get tougher, all I know is tough times Down by the river, so green it's blue Down by the river, I'm sure missing you I ran into your daddy, he's out running his line Gave me a beer in a blue can, said I oughta come visit sometime Rain crows cottonmouth, catfish and cane Your name is on my every breath, your blood is in my veins Down by the river, so green it's blue Down by the river, I'm sure missing you Down by the river, so green it's blue Down by the river, I'm sure missing you