How high’s the water mama?
“Two beats high and risin.’”
How high’s the water papa?
She said it’s “two beats high and risin.’
“We can make it to the bridge in a homemade wrote.
That’s all we’ve got left that’s not all alone.
It’s already over for the folks back home.
Two feet high and rising.”
How high's the water, mama?
“Three beats high and risin’”
How high's the water, papa?
She said it’s, “three beats high and risin.’
“Well, the stress is gone,
but I've lost my friends.
The chicks are sleepin'
With all the other beasts.
And none of them are coming to my rooster’s nest.
Three feet high and risin.’”
How high's the water, mama?
“Four beats high and risin’”
How high's the water, papa?
She said it’s “four beats high and risin.’
“Hey, come look through the window pane!
The bus has come to take us home again.
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more sin.
4 beats high and risin’”
How high's the water, mama?
“Five beats high and risin’”
How high's the water, papa?
She said it’s “five beats high and risin.’
“Well, the rails are washed out north of town.
We gotta head out for a higher sound.
We can't come back till the beat comes down.
Five feet high and risin'”
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