Intro: verse 1: Girls are walking with their mothers, shopping for clothes Sons are sitting with their fathers, fishing for ideas in their souls. Chorus 1: Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river, it's getting co_____ld, it's getting cold verse 2: The roads are stained, it seems impossible, impossible to clean The oil and the salt mix to a shining, shining gleam Chorus 2: Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river, it's getting cold Break: But it won't stop the bastards trying and it won't stop the people from dying And it won't stop the bastards trying, and it's all because of you, all because of you Solo: Because of you verse 3: Girls are walking with their mothers, shopping for clothes Sons are sitting with their fathers, fishing for ideas in their souls Chorus 3: But down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river, it's getting cold Break: But it won't stop the bastards trying and, it won't stop the people from dying And it won't stop the bastards trying, and it's all because of you, all because of you Ending: Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting cold Down by the river, because of you, down by the river it's getting cold Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting cold (let ring) Down by the river, it's getting cold, down by the river it's getting co____ld