Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside,
Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside,
Gonna study war no more.





Chorus


Ain't gonna study war no more,
Ain't gonna study war no more,
Ain't gonna study war no more,
Ain't gonna study war no more,
Ain't gonna study war no more,
Ain't gonna study war no more,


--Traditional