I’m gonna lay down my burden down, down by the riverside Down-by-the-riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside
I’m gonna study war no more
Mahalia Jackson
I walked down to a river
And sat in reflection of what had to be done
An offering of crimson flowed into the water below
A wound of spirit from which it floated and faded away
Like every hope I’ve ever had. . .
Like every dream I’ve ever known. . .
It washed away in a tide of longing
A longing for a better world
From my will
My throat
To the river
And into the sea
Wash away. . .
Fade away. . .
Agalloch, “In The Shadow of Our Pale Companion”
I don’t know why I love you like I do
After all these changes that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven’t seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know
Won’t you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
Hey hey
Take me to the river
And wash me down
Won’t you cleanse my soul
Put my feet on the ground
Al Green, “Take Me to the River”
Where is my Angel fallen
Down at the river bottom
And will she get away?
Where is my Blackfoot blossom?
Is she playing possum?
Who lives another day?
‘Catfish Kate’ the Pixies
Boy, don’t call me angel
You ain’t got me right
Don’t call me angel
You can’t pay my price
Ain’t from no heaven
Yeah, you heard me right (Yeah, you heard me)
Even though you know we fly (Though you know we)
Don’t call me “Angel”
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey - Don’t Call Me Angel
Just call me angel of the morning, angel,
Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby.
Just call me angel of the morning, angel,
Then slowly turn away from me…
Juice Newton - Angel of the Morning
-“BB”-
So tonight I’ll ask the stars above,
“How did I ever win your love?”
What did I do?
What did I say,
To turn your angel eyes my way?
Jeff Healey, “Angel Eyes.”
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
There the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?
Boney M.
Down by the river
I shot my baby
Down by the river
Dead, dead, ooh, ohh
Shot her dead
Shot her dead
Neil Young ‘Down by the River’
Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down
“Bang Bang” – Cher (covered by Nancy Sinatra)
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
All around in my home town
They’re trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy
For the life of a deputy, but I say…
Eric Clapton
Happiness is a warm gun.
John Lennon
Six of one and half a dozen
Black guitars and plastic blues
Hide behind a wall of nothing
Nothing said and nothing new
Four chords that made a million
Four chords that made a million
You belong there on the cover
You are the emperor in new clothes
A man who thinks he owns the future
Will sell you vacuum with his prose
Four chords that made a million
Porcupine Tree, “Four Chords That Made a Million”
Now look at them yo-yo’s that’s the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it
Money for nothin’ and your chicks for free
Dire Straits
Anyway, we cut a hit and we toured a bit
With a song he said he couldn’t use
And now he calls and begs and crawls
It’s telephone deja vu
We got percentage points and lousy joints
And all the glitter we can use, Mama
So, uh huh, don’t call us now, we’ll call you
Sugarloaf - Don’t Call Us
Blue days, black nights,
I look into the sky (the love you need ain’t gonna see you through),
And I wonder why (the little things you planned ain’t comin’ true),
Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time, I’m living in twilight…
ELO, “Telephone Line.”
I’m running in the rain
I’m caught in a late night play
It’s all; it’s everything
I’m soaking through the skin
Twilight…darkened day
Twilight…lost my way
Twilight…night and day
Twilight…can’t find my way
U2, “Twilight”
Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me like days of old
Lighting the spark of love that fills me with dreams untold
Each day I pray for evening just to be with you
Together at last at twilight time
The Platters, “Twilight Time”
That thunder in your heart at night when you’re kneeling in the dark,
it say’s you’re never gonna leave her
But there’s this angel in her eyes that tells such desperate lies
and all you want to do is believe her
Bruce Springsteen, She’s the One
Get down… Get down on your knees and pray.
Get down… get down…get down…get down…
You better get down on your knees and pray.
Hey… my sister… (can’t you hear me say)
Hey… my sister… (you better get down on your knees and pray)
Bill Monroe (Bluegrass)