JOHNNY CASH FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING / HOW HIGH IS THE WASTER MOMMA LYRICS
"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 we'd ever had." [ 1 ]
How high's the water, mama?
"Two feet high and risin'."
How high's the water, papa?
She said, "It's two feet high and risin'."
But we can make it to the road in a homemade boat.
'Cause that's the only thing we got left that'll float.
It's already over all the wheat and oats,
Two feet high and risin'.
How high's the water, mama?
"Three feet high and risin'."
How high's the water, papa?
She said, "It's three feet high and risin'."
Well, the hives are gone, I lost my bees.
Chickens are sleepin' in the willow trees.
Cows in water up past their knees.
Three feet high and risin'.
How high's the water, mama?
"Four feet high and risin'."
How high's the water, papa?
She said, "It's 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,
Four feet high and risin'.
How high's the water, mama?
"Five feet high and risin'."
How high's the water, papa?
She said, "It's 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 goes down,
Five feet high and risin'.
Well, it's five feet high and risin'.
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