[Verse 1]
I’m standing in this water
Wishing I had a boat
I’m standing in this water
Wishing I had a boat
The only way is see
Is take my clothes and float

[Verse 2]
The water is rising
People fleeing for the hills
The water is rising
People fleeing for the hills
Lord, the water will obey
If you just say be still

[Verse 3]
They send out a law
For everybody to leave town
They send out a law
For everybody to leave town
But when I got the news
I was high water bound

[Verse 4]
They [?] the levee
Thought it might give us ease
They [?] the levee
Thought it might give us ease
But the water’s still rising
Doing as it please
[Verse 5]
I’ve called on the good Lord
And my man too
I’ve called on the good Lord
And my man too
What else is there
For a poor girl to do