Lyrics

Mama take me
back down the river
back to the valley
back to my home

Oh mama take me
down that long road
up through the waters
to where I was I was born

mama take me
down that long trail
Home o'er the mountains
through tired dusty hills

Comes a time
to reach down and feel roots
Let me remember
the strength of my youth

Mama won't ya take me
across the waters
bathed in sunlight
it's time to go home

Oh mama take me down
down that long road
to swim in the waters
where I was I was born

Down, down
down through the valley
Up o'er the mountains
Across running streams

Mama take me
back down the river
back to the valley
back to my home

The forest calls
the earth it does beckon
time to rediscover
my roots and my youth

Mama take me back