My mama always taught me that good things come fromadversity if we put our faith in the Lord.We couldn't see much good in the flood waters whentheywere causing us to have to leave home,But when the water went down, we found that it hadwashed a load of rich black bottom dirt across ourland. The following year we had the best cotton cropwe'd ever had.I remember hearing:How high's the water, mama?Two feet high and risin'How high's the water, papa?Two feet high and risin'We can make it to the road in a homemade boatThat's the only thing we got left that'll floatIt's already over all the wheat and the oats,Two feet high and risin'How high's the water, mama?Three feet high and risin'How high's the water, papa?Three feet high and risin'Well, the hives are gone,I've lost my beesThe chickens are sleepin'In the willow treesCow's in water up past her knees,Three feet high and risin'How high's the water, mama?Four feet high and risin'How high's the water, papa?Four feet high and risin'Hey, come look through the window pane,The bus is comin', gonna take us to the trainLooks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain,4 feet high and risin'How high's the water, mama?Five feet high and risin'How high's the water, papa?Five feet high and risin'Well, the rails are washed out north of townWe gotta head for higher groundWe can't come back till the water comes down,Five feet high and risin'Well, it's five feet high and risin'
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My mama always taught me that good things come from
adversity if we put our faith in the Lord.
We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when
they
were causing us to have to leave home,
But when the water went down, we found that it had
washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our
land. The following year we had the best cotton crop
we'd ever had.
I remember hearing:
How high's the water, mama?
Two feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Two feet high and risin'
We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
That's the only thing we got left that'll float
It's already over all the wheat and the oats,
Two feet high and risin'
How high's the water, mama?
Three feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin'
Well, the hives are gone,
I've lost my bees
The chickens are sleepin'
In the willow trees
Cow's in water up past her knees,
Three feet high and risin'
How high's the water, mama?
Four feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Four feet high and risin'
Hey, come look through the window pane,
The bus is comin', gonna take us to the train
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain,
4 feet high and risin'
How high's the water, mama?
Five feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Five feet high and risin'
Well, the rails are washed out north of town
We gotta head for higher ground
We can't come back till the water comes down,
Five feet high and risin'
Well, it's five feet high and risin'
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