Early early one morning water was comin` in my door

Early one morning water was comin` in my door

It was the old high river tellin` us to get ready and go

It was dark and it was rainin` you could hear that howlin` wind

It was dark and it was rainin` baby you could hear that howlin` wind

If I get away this time I will never come here again

Hey my baby was cryin` I didn`t have a thing to eat

Hey hey hey I didn`t have a thing to eat

Hey the water had come in wash everything I had down the street

I was hollerin` for mercy and it weren`t no boats around

Hey I was hollerin` for mercy and it weren`t no boats around

Hey that looks like people I`ve gotta stay right here and drown

Hey my house started shakin` started floatin` on down the stream

Hey my house started shakin` went on floatin` on down the stream

It was dark as midnight people began to holler and scream