Tallahatchie River Blues

Tallahatchie River risin', Lord, it's mighty bad
 Tallahatchie River risin', Lord, it's mighty bad
 Some peoples on Tallahatchie done lost everything they had
 Some people in the Delta, wondering what to do
 Some people in the Delta, wondering what to do
 They don't build some levees, I don't know what become of you
 High water rising, got me troubled in mind
 High water rising, got me troubled in mind
 I got to go and leave my daddy behind
 Lord, this water risin', and I sure can't swim
 High water risin', and I sure can't swim
 But if it keep on risin', sure gon' follow him
 Gon' pack my suitcase, go back to Tennessee
 Gon' pack my suitcase, go back to Tennessee
 For this Tallahatchie River done got the best of me