Gonna throw away my trouble, throw away my pain, Throw away the weight of the world and empty out my brain.
And on the spirit’s journey, you never know where you’ll be, So bring enough sweet medicine to do for you and me.
Then bring me all your cruelty, bring me all your rage, Bring me all your thoughtlessness, prejudice and hate and I say,
Hey, throw ‘em in the river tonight. I said hey, everything’ll be alright. I said hey, hey, hey, throw ‘em in the river tonight, You don’t have to worry it’ll be alright.
I may never realize, so the wise ones say, Exactly how we got here or how this all is made.
But the answer is not bullets. The answer is not bombs. The question is “Why in the world would you do anybody harm?”
So bring me all your anger, bring me all your fear, Bring me all your sorrow and lay them down right here and I say,
Hey, throw ‘em in the river tonight. I said hey, everything’ll be alright. I said hey, hey, hey, throw ‘em in the river tonight, You don’t have to worry it’ll be alright.