Southern Flood Blues

Southern Flood Blues - Big Bill Broonzy

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