Down By The Riverside

• source: Trad USA, originally Gospel, civil rights and peace movement. A spiritual that was sung by slaves in the South as a work song. It dates back to before the American Civil War
• Start note: F♯ (middle) D (low) A (high)
• Key: D
• Notes: Everyone sings the middle tune, then the other ‘lay down’ parts come in. Then bring in the ‘aint gonna study war’ parts one at a time. (people will do this themselves if you don’t know it, don’t worry!)

Trad USA, ori­gin. Gospel, Civ­il rights and peace movement.

Gonna lay down my sword and shield,
Down by the river­side, down by the riverside
Down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my sword and shield,
Down by the riverside,
I ain’t gonna study war no more.

I ain’t gonna study war no more (×6)