Classic Poem

The back water done rose around Sumner, now,
Drove me down the line
Back water done rose at Sumner, drove
Poor Charlie down the line
And I tell the world the water
Done struck through this town

Lord, the whole round country, lord
River is overflowed
Lord, the whole round country
Man it's overflowed
(You know I can't stay here: I'm bound
to go where it's high, boy)
I would go to the hilly country
But they got me barred

Now look-a-here now, Leland
River's rising high
Look-a-here now boys, around Leland, tell me
River's raging high
(Boy it's rising over there; yeah)
I'm gonna move over to Greenville
'Fore I bid good-bye

Look-a-here, water done, now lordy, done broke
Rose most every where
The water at Greenville and Leland
Lord it done rose everywhere
(Boy you can't never stay here)
I would go down to Rosedale, but they
Tell me there's water there

Now the water, now mama
Done struck Charlie's town
Well they tell me the water
Done struck Charlie's town
(Boy I'm going to Vicksburg)
Well I'm going to Vicksburg
On that high of mine

I am going out of that water
Where land don't never flow
Well I'm going over the hill where water
Oh, don't never flow
(Boy, hit Sharkey County and everything was down in Stover )
Bolivar County were leaving
Over in Tallahatchie sure
(Boy I went to Tallahatchie: they got it over there)
Lord the water done wrecked all of
That old Jackson road
Lord the water done ragid
Over the Jackson road
(Boy it got my car)
I'm going back to the hilly country
Won't be worried no more