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 know
So 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
