[Verse 1]
Pay my respects to those kings and queens
Forgive what they say, don't mean a thing
Pay my respects to the ones that need
Who lost themselves out there in the deep
Like the rest of us only we can't see

[Chorus]
So lay me down in the river mouth
So I can lay my soul down there
And I don't care if I won't be found
Just lay me down in the river
The river mouth, yeah

[Verse 2]
Pay my respects to the ones I love
Who held the cards but never called my bluff
And pay my respects to my enemies
For they made me who I'm meant to be
Like the storm that shook the ship at sea

[Chorus]
So lay me down in the river mouth
So I can lay my soul down there
And I don't care if I won't be found
Just lay me down in the river
The river mouth, oh
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
So lay me down in the river mouth
So I can lay my soul down there
And I don't care if I won't be found
Just lay me down in the river
So lay me down in the river mouth
So I can lay my soul down there
And I don't care if I won't be found
Just lay me down in the river
The river mouth, yeah