Tonalidad: E major
Verse 1
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My mama always taught me that good things come
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from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord.
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We couldn't see much good in the
flood waters when they
were causing us to have to leave home,
But when the water went down,
We found that it had washed a load of rich black
bottom dirt across our land.
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The following year we had the
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best cotton crop we'd ever had.
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I remember hearing:
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How high's the water, mama?
Verse 2
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Two feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Two feet high and risin'
Verse 3
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We can make it to the road in
a homemade boat
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That's the only thing we
got left that'll float
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It's already over all
the wheat and the oats,
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Two feet high and risin'
Verse 4
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How high's the water, mama?
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Three feet high and risin'
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How high's the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin'
Verse 5
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Well, the hives are gone,
I've lost my bees
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Bb
The chickens are sleepin'
In the willow trees
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Cow's in water up past her knees,
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Three feet high and risin'
Verse 6
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How high's the water, mama?
Four feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Four feet high and risin'
Verse 7
G
Hey, come look through the window pane,
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The bus is comin',
gonna take us to the train
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Looks like we'll be blessed
with a little more rain,
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4 feet high and risin'
Verse 8
A
How high's the water, mama?
Five feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Five feet high and risin'
Verse 9
A
Well, the rails are washed
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out north of town
We gotta head for higher ground
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We can't come back till
the water comes down,
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Five feet high and risin'
Verse 10
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E
C#m
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Well, it's five feet high and risin'
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