DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE (extended version) - French Quarter Pounders - New Orleans Mardi Gras 02/18/23

"Down by the Riverside" is an African-American spiritual. First published in 1918, its origins go back to before the American Civil War. The song was first recorded by the Fisk University jubilee quartet in 1920 and published by Columbia in 1922. Because of its pacifistic undertones, "Down by the Riverside" was also used as an anti-war protest song during the Vietnam War and is often included in collections of socialist and labor songs.
Lyrics
I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna study, study, war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load
Down by the riverside
Gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
Ain't gonna study war no more
Yes, laid down ?
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load
Down by the riverside
God is tiding on no more
No more