| Native Key: G |
| Solo | G | D | C | |
| As I went | down in the valley to pray, | Studying about the | good old way |
| G | D | C | G | |
| And | who shall wear the starry crown, Good | Lord, | show me the | way |
| D | C | G | |
| O, fathers, let's go down, | Let's go down, come on | down, |
| D | C | G | |
| O, fathers, let's go down, | Down in the valley to | pray |
| G | D | C | |
| As I went down in the valley to pray, | Studying about the | good old way |
| G | D | C | G | |
| And | who shall wear the robe and crown, Good | Lord, s | how me the | way |
| D | C | G | |
| O, mothers, let's go down, | Come on down, don't you want to go | down |
| D | C | G | |
| Come on, mothers, let's go down, | Down in the valley to | pray |
| other verses identical pattern |
| As I went down in the valley to pray, Studying about the good old way |
| And who shall wear the starry crown, Good Lord, show me the way |
| O, brothers, let's go down, Let's go down, come on down, |
| Come on, brothers, let's go down, Down in the valley to pray |
| As I went down in the valley to pray, Studying about the good old way |
| And who shall wear the robe and crown, Good Lord, show me the way |
| Come on, sinners, let's go down, Let's go down, come on down, |
| Come on, sinners, let's go down, Down in the valley to pray |
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