Southern Flood Blues

Southern Flood Blues - Big Bill Broonzy

Early early one morning

Water was coming in my door

Early Early one morning

Water was coming in my door

It was the old high river

Telling us to get ready and go

It was dark and was raining

You could hear that howling wind

It was dark and was raining

Baby could hear that howling wind

If I get away this time

I will never come here again

Hey my baby was crying

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 hollering for mercy

And it weren't no boats around

Hey I was hollerinh 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 shaking

Started floating on down the stream

Hey my house started shaking

Went floating on down the stream

It was dark as midnight

People began to holler and scream