[Verse 1]
Crash on the levee, mama, water's going to overflow
Swamp's going to rise, no boat's going to row
Now, you can train on down to Williams Point
You can bust your feet, you can rock this joint

[Chorus]
But oh mama
Ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
You're going to have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow

[Verse 2]
Now, don't you try an' move me, you're just going to lose
There's a crash on the levee and, mama, you've been refused
Well, it's sugar for sugar and salt for salt
If you go down in the flood, it's going to be your own fault

[Chorus]
Oh mama
Ain't you going to miss your best friend now?
Yes, you're going to have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow

[Verse 3]
Well, that high tide's rising, mama, don't you let me down
Pack up your suitcase, mama, don't you make a sound
Now, it's king for king, queen for queen
It's going to be the meanest flood that anybody's seen
[Chorus]
Oh mama
Ain't you going to miss your best friend now?
Yes, you're going to have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow