Adapted by Doc Watson, Additional adaptation by John Pilla and Arlo Guthrie

co-produced by Van Dyke Parks



I went down in the valley to pray

Learnin' about the good old way

And who would wear the starry crown

Oh Lord, show me the way



Oh Brother, let's go down

Come on down, don't you want to go down

Oh Brother, lets go down

Down in the valley to pray



As I went walkin in the valley to pray

Learnin' about the good old way

And who would wear the starry crown

Oh Lord, show me the way



Oh Father, let's go down

Come on down, don't you want to go down

Oh Father, lets go down

Down in the valley to pray



I went out walkin' on the mountain to pray

Learnin' about the good old way

I went up on the mountain and I just had to say

Oh Lord, show me the way



Oh Sister, let's go down

Come on down, don't you want to go down

Oh Sister, lets go down

Down in the valley to pray



As I went down in the valley to pray

Studyin' about the good old way

And who will wear the starry crown

Oh Lord, show me the way



Oh, let's go down

Come on down, don't you want to go down

Oh, let's go down

Down in the valley to pray