JJ Cale - River Runs Deep Lyrics






Well, the river runs deep and the water is cold as ice
The river runs deep and the water is cold as ice
I go down there every chance I get
It's where my baby she met her death
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice

Ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me
Ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me
Running 'round, that's what they said
She's at the bottom of the river dead
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice

No cheating woman gonna get a good man down
No cheating woman gonna get a good man down
Running 'round like a silly fool
You're gonna end up at the bottom of the pool
And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice





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  1. C.... M....

    I will never forget the first time I heard this.... mind was blown.

  2. b.... ....

    i heard this song in Massachusetts for the first time in 1990. I realized then I need to move back home to Missouri. Weird....

  3. P.... ....

    This is like the Yee Haw version of ''Bitches aint shit but hoes and tricks''

  4. Z.... ....

    Fraus! Fraulines! Listen up and be true.......or else

  5. j.... ....

    Six Blade Knife is plagiat

  6. l.... p....

    bellissima

  7. 1.... L....

    First time I heard this I was in a cabin nestled in the back of a bay in SE Alaska watching the sun set behind a mountain after having just received a phone call that my wife was down in TX runnin round town with another guy cheating on me. Needless to say, this song struck deep and my soul breathed it in.

  8. L.... ....

    Pure Gold !!! ...

  9. R.... B....

    Very good! Thank you, Charles Dyce for suggesting it!

    R.... B....

    Ruth Boykin No problem Ruth, always nice to recommend something that is appreciated.

  10. P.... B....

    May you Rest In Peace, J.J. and Leon. Thanks for sharing all of your talents!

  11. P.... B....

    J.J. Cale has influenced so many other artists and one of his biggest fans was Leon Russell. Check out the video on youtube of J.J. Cale's recording session in Leon Russell's Recording Studio. Leon Russell introduced Eric Clapton to J.J. Cale via Delany & Bonnie Bramblet and therefore J.J.Cale was another Domino (as in Derick & The Dominos). Of course, after that Eric Clapton album came another hit song for Clapton, J.J. Cale's "Cocain". It goes on and on. I also love how J.J. Cale basically destroyed and then re-built his guitar; as illustrated in that youtube video.

  12. P.... M....

    First JJ Cale album I ever heard. Such a Masterpiece!!!

  13. m.... b....

    love jammin' along with jj on youtube
    strat thru cyber champ tech 21 xxl
    fresh choice cuts pop up to play next

  14. p.... ....

    Saw Cale at Harpos in Victoria with a buddy 25 odd years ago and being kinda drunk I kinda mighta harped on him too much between songs to play this one. It wasn't in his set but he was a good sport . He says"the man wants to hear The River Runs Deep" and he played it beautifully..I was a fool but he was the man....made my 20's.

    Naturally has got to be one of the best records of all time. Miss you JJ.

    p.... ....

    plg great story

    p.... ....

    What a great venue to see J J !!! I miss Harpo's and JJ.

    p.... ....

    wish i was there

  15. x.... ....

    Musical perfection......

    x.... ....

    +xtstevie WELL SAID!

  16. T.... ....

    there  once wos a man running after a butterfly trying to catch it with his net- J J succeded in catching the heartbeat and the flow of everything that breathes in this song

  17. J.... D....

    This song make me all warm and fuzzy