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My mama always taught me that good things come 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 |
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Were causing us to have to leave home |
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But when the water went down we found that it had washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our land. The following year we had the best cotton crop we'd ever had. |
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I remember hearing: |
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How high's the water mama? |
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Two feet high and risin' |
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How high's the water papa? |
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Two feet high and risin' |
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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' |
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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? |
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Three feet high and risin' |
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Well the hives are gone |
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I've lost my bees |
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The chickens are sleepin' |
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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' |
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How high's the water mama? |
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Four feet high and risin' |
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How high's the water papa? |
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Four feet high and risin' |
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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' |
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How high's the water mama? |
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Five feet high and risin' |
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How high's the water papa? |
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Five feet high and risin' |
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Well the rails are washed out north of town |
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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' |
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Well it's five feet high and risin' |