Muddy Water

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Mary, grab the baby, river's rising Muddy water's taking back the land Old house, she can't take one more beating Ain't no use to stay and make a stand [Verse 2] Well, the morning light showed the water in the valley Daddy's grave just went below the line Things to save you just can't take 'em with you The flood'll swallow all we leave behind [Bridge] I won't be back to start all over 'Cause what I felt before is gone Mary, take the child, the river's rising Muddy water's taking back my home [Verse 3] The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here Turn my back on what I've left below Shifting lands and broken farms around me Muddy water's changin' all I know [Bridge] A-hard to say just what I'm losing Ain't never felt so all alone Mary, take the child, the river's risin' Muddy water's taking back my home Well, muddy water's takin' back my home