Going down to the river, there's a man I wanna see   Yeah, he's the ferryman, he'll recognize me   I'm going down now to the riverside   There's a place I wanna be      I'm going to talk to the ferryman   He'll be expecting me   I'm crossing over now to the other side   Life is better there on the other side      The grass is greener there on the other side   And I I get even there on the other side   And everything will turn out all right   On the other side      I'm crossing over now to the other side   The other side   I walked by the church house late last night   Yea I walked by the church house but I didn't go inside      Cause I I once slept with the preacher's wife   She handed me a ticket to the other side   I'm crossing over now to the other side   To the other side