A blues song about a weary delta drifter begging t

[Intro – mournful slide guitar, distant frog croaks] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – sparse acoustic guitar, soft foot stomp] Boots worn thin from miles of dust Empty flask and a heart full of rust Every town looks the same when you’re alone Just a drifter’s song on a broken tone [Pre-Chorus – trembling harmonica, low bass hum] Muddy water rolls, dark and deep Carry every tear I can’t keep Wash the weight from my aching bones Take me where my story’s known [Chorus 1 – wailing slide guitar, raw vocals] Oh, muddy river, won’t you carry me home? Wash these sorrows till I’m pure to the bone Let your current wrap around my soul Take me where my tired feet don’t have to roam [Verse 2 – gentle harmonica trill, slow strum] Saw my baby’s face in a rain-soaked pane Left me stranded in a world of pain No one’s waiting when I knock on the door Just the creak of a floor and a cold, cold floor [Pre-Chorus 2 – building harmonica, deeper bass] Muddy water flows, black and slow Carry every regret I can’t let go Scrub the past from my weathered skin Take me where my kinfolk been [Chorus 2 – intensified slide guitar, layered vocals] Oh, muddy river, won’t you carry me home? Drown these heartaches till I’m whole to the bone Let your current lull my weary soul Take me where my tired feet don’t have to roam [Bridge – stripped-back guitar, whispered vocals] I’ve walked a thousand miles of rocky road Carried every burden every load Just one wish before I close my eyes Let your waters be my final prize [Solo – weeping slide guitar, swampy reverb] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus – full blues band, maximum emotion] Oh, muddy river, won’t you carry me home? Wash these sorrows till I’m pure to the bone Let your current wrap around my soul Take me where my tired feet don’t have to roam [Outro – fading harmonica, soft guitar strum] Muddy river, carry me home Muddy river, carry me home