The Levee's Gonna Break

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

Everybody sayin' this is a day

Only the Lord could make

Well, I worked on the levee, mama

Both night and day

I worked on the levee, mama

Both night and day

I got to the river

And I threw my clothes away

I paid my time

And now I'm good as new

I paid my time

And now I'm as good as new

They can't take me back

Unless I want 'em to

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

Some of these people gonna strip you

Of all they can take

I can't stop here

I ain't ready to unload

I can't stop here

I ain't ready to unload

Riches and salvation can be waiting

Behind the next bend in the road

I picked you up from the gutter

And this is the thanks I get

I picked you up from the gutter

And this is the thanks I get

You say, you want me to quit ya

I told ya, 'No, not just yet'

Well, I look in your eyes

I see nobody other than me

I look in your eyes

I see nobody other than me

I see all that I am an'

And all I hope to be

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

Some of these people don't know

Which road to take

When I'm with you

I forget, I was ever blue

When I'm with you

I forget, I was ever blue

Without you there's no meanin'

In anything I do

Some people on the road

Carryin' everything that they own

Some people on the road

Carryin' everything they own

Some people got barely enough skin

To cover their bones

Put on your cat clothes, mama

Put on your evening dress

Put on your cat clothes, mama

Put on your evening dress

Few more years of hard work

Then there'll be a 1, 000 years of happiness

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

I tried to get you to love me

But I won't repeat that mistake

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

Plenty of cheap stuff out there

Still around that you take

I woke up this morning

Butter and eggs in my bed

I woke up this morning

Butter and eggs in my bed

I ain't got enough room

To even raise my head

Come back, baby

Say, we'll never more 'part

Come back, baby

Say, we'll never more 'part

Don't be a stranger

With no brain or heart

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

If it keep on rainin'

The levee gonna break

Some people still sleepin'

Some people are wide awake