Backwater Blues

Backwater Blues - Johnny Silvo/Diz Disley/Andy Crowdy

When it rains five days and the skies turn black as night

When it rains five days and the skies turn black as night

Then trouble's takin' place in the lowlands at night

I woke up this morning' could not get out of my door

I woke up this morning' could not get out of my door

There's so much trouble make every man wonder what he was living for

Well they rowed a little boat five miles 'cross that pond

Though they rowed a little boat five miles 'cross that pond

I packed all my things throwed them in baby they rowed me along

I was singing in backwater blues

Backwater blues

Backwater blues

Backwater blues lala

I don't want you to know more

Backwater blues

They sail away from my door

When it thunders and lightnin' and then when the wind begins to blow

When it thunders and lightnin' then the wind they begin to blow

There's thousands of people they have no place to go

Oh backwater blues

Backwater blues

Backwater blues

Backwater blues

I don't want you know more

Backwater blues

Please stay away from my door

Don't want you know more