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.
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.
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