Five Feet High And Rising

( to play along with recording) My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our   faith in the Lord.  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.  The   following year we had the best cotton crop weFd ever had.  I remember   hearing   How high’s the water mama?  Two feet high and risin’ How high’s the water papa?  Two feet high and risin’ We can make it to the road in a homemade boat that’s the only thing we got left that’ll float it’s already over all the wheat and the oats Two feet high and risinF (up to ) How high’s the water mama?  Three feet high and risin’ How high’s the water papa?  Three feet high and risin’ Well the hives are gone I’ve lost my bees the chickens are sleepin’ in the willow trees cow’s in water up past her knees three feet high and risin’ (up to ) How high’s the water mama?  Four feet high and risin’ How high’s the water papa?  Four feet high and risin’ Hey come look through the window pane the bus is comin’ gonna take us to the train looks like we’ll be blessed with a little more rain 4 feet high and risin’ (up to ) How high’s the water mama?  Five feet high and risin’ How high’s the water papa?  Five feet high and risin’ Well the rails are washed out north of town we gotta head for higher ground we can’t come back till the water comes down Five feet high and risin’ Well it’s five feet high and risin’