Well, we're talking about two songs here, maybe three. The old scout song is in the database under "Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No More." We called it "The Deacon Went Down" in Racine, Wisconsin in the '60's, but Boy Scouts nowadays are more sensitive about the evils of mixing Demon Rum with the clergy.

The other song is "Ain't Gonna Rain No Maore," which has many variations - at least one is in the database. Search under [ain't gonna rain].

"Down By the Riverside" does indeed have the words "ain't gonna," but that's about as far as the similarity goes.

-Joe Offer-