Key: Bb major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
built the dam
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I'm glad to be alive by now
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People told us what would be,
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Papa said we'd wait and see
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Everyone in town remained,
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Sure as hell we all got caught,
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running for higher ground
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The water's coming,
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Un derwater town
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rushing down the street
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The water's coming
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it's gonna be deep, deep, deep
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It ran down to the basement floor
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an d rose above our big front door
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Papa went for Leon's boat,
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the only way to leave was to float
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An d I was in my upstairs room
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Prayin' Papa get back soon
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Mama couldn't pack enough
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Tryin' to save our clothes and stuff
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Run for higher ground
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The water's coming
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Oh, underwater town,
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Rushing down the street
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Oh, the water's coming
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it's gonna be deep, deep, deep
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Oh, now
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The sheriff and the jailhouse guard
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Rolling in across the yard
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Got us out and took us back
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An d left us in a railroad shack
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Papa must have lost his way
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Somewhere in the rain that day
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Mama don't believe he's dead,
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voices echo in my head
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run for higher ground
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The water's coming,
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Underwater town, the water's coming
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Rushing down the street
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The water's coming
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Deep now, the water's coming
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Running for higher ground
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Oh, the water's coming
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Oh, the wa ter town is coming
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Rushing down the street
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The water's coming
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Deep, the water's coming
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