Key: D major
Intro 1
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Em
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Verse 1
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How high is the water,
Mama?
She said it's two feet high and rising.
Em
E
How high is the water, Papa?
She said it's two feet high and rising.
in a homemade boat.
got left that'll float.
Em
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It's already over all the wheat and oats.
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A
Two feet high and rising
Tell me, how high is the water, Mama?
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She said, it's three feet high and rising
Em
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How high is the water, Papa?
He said, it's three feet high and rising
Well, the hives are gone, I lost my bees
in the willow trees
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Cause it's three feet high and rising
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D
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Em
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D
How high's the water, mama?
Said it's four feet high and a -risin'
Well, how high is the water, Papa?
She said, it's four feet high and rising.
Hey, come look out through
the windowpane,
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gonna take us to the train.
with a little more rain,
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it's four feet high and rising.
How high is the water, Mama?
She said, it's five feet high and rising.
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G
Tell me, how high is the water, Papa?
She said, it's five feet high and rising.
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Well, the rails are washed
out north of town
the water goes down
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It's five feet high and rising
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Well, it's five feet high and rising
Outro 1
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