When The Levee Breaks

When the Levee Breaks - Memphis Minnie

Written by：Douglas Lizzie/McCoy Kansas Joe

If it keeps on raining levee's going to break

If it keeps on raining levee's going to break

And the water gonna come in have no place to stay

Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan

Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan

Thinking 'bout my baby and my happy home

If it keeps on raining levee's going to break

If it keeps on raining levee's going to break

And all these people have no place to stay

Now look here mama what am I to do

Now look here mama what am I to do

I ain't got nobody to tell my troubles to

I works on the levee mama both night and day

I works on the levee mama both night and day

I ain't got nobody keep the water away

Oh crying won't help you praying won't do no good

Oh crying won't help you praying won't do no good

When the levee breaks mama you got to lose

I works on the levee mama both night and day

I works on the levee mama both night and day

I works so hard to keep the water away

I had a woman she wouldn't do for me

I had a woman she wouldn't do for me

I'm going back to my used to be

I's a mean old levee cause me to weep and moan

I's a mean old levee cause me to weep and moan

Gonna leave my baby and my happy home