High Water Everywhere Part 1

Lyrics

The back water done rolled lord, and tumbled, drove me down the line The back water done rolled and tumbled, drove poor Charley down the line Lord, i'll tell the world the water done struck Drew's town Lord the whole round country, lord creek water is overflowed Lord the whole round country, man, is overflowed (spoken: you know, i can't stay here, i'm bound to go where it's high boy.) I would go to the hill country, but they got me barred Now looky now, in Leland, Lord, river is rising high Looky here, boys around Leland tell me river is raging high (spoken: boy, it's rising over there, yeah.) I'm going move over to Greenville, bought our tickets, good bye Looky here, the water dug out, Lordy, levee broke, rolled most everywhere The water at Greeville and Leland, Lord, it done rose everywhere (spoken: boy, you can't never stay here.) I would go down to Rosedale, but they tell me there's water there Now, the water now, mama, done took Charley's town Well, they tell me the water, done took Charley's town (Boy, I'm goin' to Vicksburg) Well, I'm goin' to Vicksburg, for that high of mine I am goin' up that water, where lands don't never flow Well, I'm goin' over the hill where, water, oh don't ever flow (Boy, hit Sharkey County and everything was down in Stovall) But, that whole county was leavin', over that Tallahatchie shore (Boy, went to Tallahatchie and got it over there) Lord, the water done rushed all over, down old Jackson road Lord, the water done raised, over the Jackson road (Boy, it starched my clothes) I'm goin' back to the hilly country, won't be worried no more Back water at Blytheville, backed up all around Back water at Blytheville, done struck Joiner town It was fifty families and children. Tough luck, they can drown The water was rising up in my friend's door The water was risins up in my friend's door The man said his womenfolk, "Lord we'd better go" Oh Lordy, women is groaning down Oh Lordy, women and children sinking down (spoken: Lord have mercy.) I couldn't see nobody home, and was no one to be found