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Tallahatchie River risin', Lord, it's mighty bad |
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Tallahatchie River risin', Lord, it's mighty bad |
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Some peoples on Tallahatchie done lost everything they had |
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Some people in the Delta, wondering what to do |
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Some people in the Delta, wondering what to do |
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They don't build some levees, I don't know what become of you |
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High water rising, got me troubled in mind |
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High water rising, got me troubled in mind |
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I got to go and leave my daddy behind |
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Lord, this water risin', and I sure can't swim |
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High water risin', and I sure can't swim |
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But if it keep on risin', sure gon' follow him |
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Gon' pack my suitcase, go back to Tennessee |
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Gon' pack my suitcase, go back to Tennessee |
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For this Tallahatchie River done got the best of me |
