He goes down to the river to shoot heroin. I'm surprised I can't locate anyone on this string that has mentioned much about it with any clear reference.

Barry from NhSorry but the drug reference is, in my opinion, glaringly obvious.

'She could take me over the rainbow and send me away.' 'Down by the river, I shot my baby.' yeah, it fits my situation perfectly. I lost my best friend, my forever dog, by having to euthanize her, and I'm finding it impossible to make it today without her.

Vicki from WisconsinStrangely enough, his words 'It's impossible to make it today' struck a chord with me today, and I wondered about this song.

Sue From Dc from DcListen to Roy Buchanon’s version of this song.Deanna from Kentucky I think Dean from Alabama got it right! Miss you brother!.Similar to Hendrix Hey Joe, another song about killing a woman, but somehow most folks dont seem to mind. And I dont like that one line, makes me cringe a bit. You can imagine all you want to try to sugarcoat it, but though most are not offended by it, there are some women who dont like it. All these explanations appear to be just imagination to try to rationalize away lyrics about killing a woman as being actually about something else. But come on, the song clearly says several times ‘I shot her DEAD’. It appears he explained it off as ‘blowing your load into a chic’ cuz he probably got tired of being questioned about it. Neil is a legend & my fav musician, but on this one who knows what he was really thinking. Mike from FloridaThe song has a great sound, but not great lyrics, at least for this one line.Maybe cancel culture can stop and we can get back to art? Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: Broken Arrow Music, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC When you could be taking me for a ride, yeah It's so hard for me staying here all alone Be on my side, I'll be on your side, baby

Lyrics baby are you down down down