Help me escape from this deserted sea

Lord, I think that the Devil might be after me

I don't want to waste my integrity

I'm just a man livin' a one-night stand, I tell you what I need

Oh, black creek, take me to that place

Wash my sins away

Oh, black creek, take me to that place

Wash my sins away

Just a little taste, that's all I need

Fruitful harvest in a wicked garden, off a forbidden tree

A simple scheme from judging fate

Simple as it may be, it's more than I can take

Oh, black creek, take me to that place

Wash my sins away

Oh, black creek, take me to that place

Wash my sins away

Guitar man, play me a tune

I got one foot tappin', and nothing to lose, I'm lost

I don't want to be found

The end for me could be comin' real soon

I'd like a glass of tea mixed with a sassafras root

And a breath of higher ground

Oh, black creek, take me to that place

Wash my sins away

Oh, black creek, take me to that place

Wash my sins away

Won't you wash my sins away?