water was coming in my door
Early one morning water
was coming in my door
It was the
Ohio
River telling us to get ready
Tellin' us to get ready to go
It was dark and it was rainin'
You could hear that howlin' wind
Yes, it was dark and it was rainin'
You could hear that howlin' wind
If I get away, this time goes,
I will never come back , I can't give up.
As my baby was crying,
we didn't have a thing to eat.
Water had come and washed
everything I had down the street.
It was early one morning,
water was coming in my door
It was the
Ohio
River, telling us to get ready,
telling us to get ready to go
Lord, I was crying for mercy
But there were no boats around
Lord, I was cryin' for mercy
But there were no boats
around
Yes, it looks like people
Are gonna stay right here
Gonna stay right here and drown
Then my house started shaking,
floating on down the stream
In the dark at midnight people
began to holler and scream
It was early one morning,
water was coming in my door
It was the
Ohio
River telling us to get ready
Tellin' us to get ready to go
Thank you for
you