Down by the Riverside

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Goin' to lay down my sword and shield

Tune: [Going to lay down my sword and shield]
Published in 41 hymnals

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Piano/Organ
	Down By the Riverside

Choral
	Study War No More

Handbells
	Down By the Riverside

Representative Text

1 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,
down by the riverside.
I ain't gonna study war no more.
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.

2 Gonna lay down my burden,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside;
gonna lay down my burden,
down by the riverside,
down by the riverside.
I ain't gonna study war no more.
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.

Source: Community of Christ Sings #321

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First Line:	Goin' to lay down my sword and shield
Title:	Down by the Riverside
Source:	African American spiritual
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Ain't goin' to study war no more
Copyright:	Public Domain