The Levee's Gonna Break

If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 Everybody sayin' this is a day
 Only the Lord could make
 Well, I worked on the levee, mama
 Both night and day
 I worked on the levee, mama
 Both night and day
 I got to the river
 And I threw my clothes away
 I paid my time
 And now I'm good as new
 I paid my time
 And now I'm as good as new
 They can't take me back
 Unless I want 'em to
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 Some of these people gonna strip you
 Of all they can take
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 I can't stop here
 I ain't ready to unload
 I can't stop here
 I ain't ready to unload
 Riches and salvation can be waiting
 Behind the next bend in the road
 I picked you up from the gutter
 And this is the thanks I get
 I picked you up from the gutter
 And this is the thanks I get
 You say, you want me to quit ya
 I told ya, 'No, not just yet'
 Well, I look in your eyes
 I see nobody other than me
 I look in your eyes
 I see nobody other than me
 I see all that I am an'
 And all I hope to be
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 Some of these people don't know
 Which road to take
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 When I'm with you
 I forget, I was ever blue
 When I'm with you
 I forget, I was ever blue
 Without you there's no meanin'
 In anything I do
 Some people on the road
 Carryin' everything that they own
 Some people on the road
 Carryin' everything they own
 Some people got barely enough skin
 To cover their bones
 Put on your cat clothes, mama
 Put on your evening dress
 Put on your cat clothes, mama
 Put on your evening dress
 Few more years of hard work
 Then there'll be a 1, 000 years of happiness
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 I tried to get you to love me
 But I won't repeat that mistake
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 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 Plenty of cheap stuff out there
 Still around that you take
 I woke up this morning
 Butter and eggs in my bed
 I woke up this morning
 Butter and eggs in my bed
 I ain't got enough room
 To even raise my head
 Come back, baby
 Say, we'll never more 'part
 Come back, baby
 Say, we'll never more 'part
 Don't be a stranger
 With no brain or heart
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 If it keep on rainin'
 The levee gonna break
 Some people still sleepin'
 Some people are wide awake