It was a blinding light

A sheer tornado of pain

I had a whiskey fury

Pounding like the devils rain.

Down by the river

It's alright

I've been turning stones

Down by the river

It's alright

Someone's been catching a rabbit

About midnight.

Up on a mountain side

I was touching heaven

I was a servant boy

But I was just a killer.

Down by the river

I've been turning stones

Down by the river

It's alright

Someone's been catching a rabbit

About midnight.

We don't take no prisoners here

Down by the river.

Ain't no mystery here

Mystery in this world of mine

Hold on baby

Hold on to this night.