Lyrics and translation Original Cast - Down to the River to Pray (from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?")
As
I
went
down
in
the
river
to
pray
Alors
que
je
descendais
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
Studying
about
that
good
ol'
way
Etudiant
à
propos
de
cette
bonne
vieille
façon
And
who
shall
wear
the
starry
crown?
Et
qui
portera
la
couronne
étoilée ?
Good
Lord
show
me
the
way!
Bon
Seigneur,
montre-moi
le
chemin !
O
sisters
let's
go
down
Ô
sœurs,
descendons
Let's
go
down,
come
on
down
Descendons,
viens,
descendons
O
sisters
let's
go
down
Ô
sœurs,
descendons
Down
in
the
river
to
pray
Descendre
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
As
I
went
down
in
the
river
to
pray
Alors
que
je
descendais
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
Studying
about
that
good
ol'
way
Etudiant
à
propos
de
cette
bonne
vieille
façon
And
who
shall
wear
the
robe
& crown?
Et
qui
portera
la
robe
et
la
couronne ?
Good
Lord
show
me
the
way
Bon
Seigneur,
montre-moi
le
chemin
O
brothers
let's
go
down
Ô
frères,
descendons
Let's
go
down,
come
on
down
Descendons,
viens,
descendons
Come
on
brothers,
let's
go
down
Viens,
frères,
descendons
Down
in
the
river
to
pray
Descendre
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
As
I
went
down
in
the
river
to
pray
Alors
que
je
descendais
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
Studying
about
that
good
ol'
way
Etudiant
à
propos
de
cette
bonne
vieille
façon
And
who
shall
wear
the
starry
crown?
Et
qui
portera
la
couronne
étoilée ?
Good
Lord
show
me
the
way
Bon
Seigneur,
montre-moi
le
chemin
O
fathers
let's
go
down
Ô
pères,
descendons
Let's
go
down,
come
on
down
Descendons,
viens,
descendons
O
fathers
let's
go
down
Ô
pères,
descendons
Down
in
the
river
to
pray
Descendre
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
As
I
went
down
in
the
river
to
pray
Alors
que
je
descendais
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
Studying
about
that
good
ol'
way
Etudiant
à
propos
de
cette
bonne
vieille
façon
And
who
shall
wear
the
robe
and
crown?
Et
qui
portera
la
robe
et
la
couronne ?
Good
Lord
show
me
the
way
Bon
Seigneur,
montre-moi
le
chemin
O
mothers
let's
go
down
Ô
mères,
descendons
Come
on
down,
don't
you
wanna
go
down?
Viens,
descendons,
tu
ne
veux
pas
descendre ?
Come
on
mothers,
let's
go
down
Viens,
mères,
descendons
Down
in
the
river
to
pray
Descendre
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
As
I
went
down
in
the
river
to
pray
Alors
que
je
descendais
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
Studying
about
that
good
ol'
way
Etudiant
à
propos
de
cette
bonne
vieille
façon
And
who
shall
wear
the
starry
crown?
Et
qui
portera
la
couronne
étoilée ?
Good
Lord
show
me
the
way
Bon
Seigneur,
montre-moi
le
chemin
O
sinners,
let's
go
down
Ô
pécheurs,
descendons
Let's
go
down,
come
on
down
Descendons,
viens,
descendons
O
sinners,
let's
go
down
Ô
pécheurs,
descendons
Down
in
the
river
to
pray
Descendre
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
As
I
went
down
in
the
river
to
pray
Alors
que
je
descendais
à
la
rivière
pour
prier
Studying
about
that
good
ol'
way
Etudiant
à
propos
de
cette
bonne
vieille
façon
And
who
shall
wear
the
robe
and
crown?
Et
qui
portera
la
robe
et
la
couronne ?
Good
Lord
show
me
the
way
Bon
Seigneur,
montre-moi
le
chemin
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2 Take Me Back to Manhattan (from "Anything Goes")
3 Little Green Bag (From "Resevoir Dogs")
4 The Brady Bunch Theme (from "The Brady Bunch")
5 Down to the River to Pray (from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?")
6 Ghostbusters (From "Ghostbusters")
7 Secret Love (from "Calamity Jane")
8 Everybody's Talkin' (from "Midnight Cowboy")
9 A Lotta Locomotion (from "Starlight Express")
10 In Summer (from
11 Fugue for Tinhorns (from "Guys and Dolls")
12 Everything's Coming Up Roses (from "Gypsy")
13 I Know the Truth (from "Aida")
14 Love Changes Everything (from "Aspects of Love")
15 Flash's Theme (from "Flash Gordon")
16 (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story (from "Love Story")
17 Whatever Lola Wants (from "Damn Yankees")
18 Light at the End of the Tunnel (from "Starlight Express")
19 Coffee in a Carboard Cup (from "And the World Goes 'Round")
20 The Life of the Party (from "The Wild Party")
21 Where Everybody Knows Your Name (from "Cheers")
22 Miss Celie's Blues (from "The Color Purple")
23 A New Deal for Christmas (from "Annie")
24 Let Me Entertain You (from "Gypsy")
25 Tomorrow Never Dies (from "Tomorrow Never Dies")
26 (Theme From) The Monkees (from "The Monkees")
27 Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (from "Hair")
28 So Much Better (from "Legally Blonde")
29 Bosom Buddies (from "Mame")
30 Song of the King (from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat")
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