TAKE ME DOWN TO THE WATER Written By: Cecil MacDougall VERSE 1: Take me down to the water Lord bless me with your hands Take me down to the water Lord bless me with your hand Won't you wash my sins away Lord you know I've been a troubled man VERSE 2: Most of my life I've been a drifter Working juke joints across this land Most of my life I've been a drifter Working juke joints across this land I've been king of the mountain Woke up face down in the sand VERSE 3: Affairs of the heart They were just a game I played Affairs of the heart They were just a game I played Please hear my prayer Lord Forgive my wicked wicked ways VERSE 4: I've been the stranger in my mirror Lived through a different side of me I've been the stranger in my mirror Lived through a different side of me The chains of my misfortune Lord won't you set my spirit free VERSE 5: Take me down to the water Lord bless me with your hand Take me down to the water Lord bless me with your hand Wash away my sins Lord you know I've been a trouble man