Thanks for posting the lyrics.

I think the first verse is right, mine isn't:

Well I'm going to the river, sit down there by myself
Said I'm going to the river, baby, going to sit down there bymyself
Thought of the one I love, don't want nobody else

I think the second verse is right as:

Said, it weren't for my mother and this girl I love
Said, it wasn't for my mother, baby, and this girl I love
Give my body to the fishes, soul to (the) Lord above.

Since I sing similar lyrics and have other versions I think the third line is right.

I left the d off on the last verse:

Said I follow my rider baby to the burying ground,
Said I follow my rider baby to the burying ground,
Say easy preacher, let her body down.

The fifth verse goes into a vamp that adds a couple extra measures then goes back to the normal blues pattern for the end of the verse. The rest is regular.

Hope this helps.

Richie