I went down to the river
But the river was dry
I went down to the sea
But it was not the place to be
So I climbed the highest mountain
But the mountain was too high
Girl, I’ve found me a home
And I don’t have to roam
Au bord de la riviére
Mais la riviére était sèche
Au bord de la mer gras
n’était pas la place pour moi
Je trouve la plus haute montagne
Mais la montagne était trop haute
Oh j’ai trouvé mon foyer
Il faut plus me promener
Well I went down to the river
But the river was dry
I went down to the sea
But it was not the place to be
So I climbed the highest mountain
And I climbed to the mountaintop
Girl, I found me a home
And you know I can’t stop
Oh je chante ma p’tit chanson
Avec l’esprit de la Louisiane
Oh je viens des grandes prairies
Les grandes prairies de Manitoba
Oh la langue est tout la même
Mais la culture un p’tit peu différent
Oh c’est toute une grande famille
Je chante pour toi, je chante por moi!
Lyrics to a Louisiana Zydeco song called Down to the River. Recorded by the Duhks and often performed by Preston Frank and also his son Keith Frank. Have to do some more research to find out who originally wrote this.