| Well, backwater done rose all around Sumner now
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| Drove me down the line
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| Backwater done rose at Sumner
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| Drove poor Charley down the line
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| Lord, I’ll tell the world the water
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| Done crept through this town
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| Lord, the whole round country
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| Lord, river has overflowed
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| Lord, the whole round country
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| Man, is overflowed
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| You know I can’t stay here
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| I’ll go where it’s high, boy
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| I would goto the hilly country
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| But, they got me barred
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| Now, look-a here now at Leland
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| River was risin' high
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| Look-a here boys around Leland tell me River was raisin' high
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| Boy, it’s risin' over there, yeah
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| I’m gonna move to Greenville
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| Fore I leave, goodbye
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| Look-a here the water now, Lordy
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| Levee broke, rose most everywhere
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| The water at Greenville and Leland
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| Lord, it done rose everywhere
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| Boy, you can’t never stay here
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| I would go down to Rosedale
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| But, they tell me there’s water there
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| Now, the water now, mama
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| Done took Charley’s town
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| Well, they tell me the water
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| Done took Charley’s town
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| Boy, I’m goin' to Vicksburg
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| Well, I’m goin' to Vicksburg
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| For that high of mine
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| I am goin' up that water
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| Where lands don’t never flow
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| Well, I’m goin' over the hill where
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| Water, oh don’t ever flow
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| Boy, hit Sharkey County and everything was down in Stovall
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| But, that whole county was leavin'
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| Over that Tallahatchie shore Boy
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| Went to Tallahatchie and got it over there
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| Lord, the water done rushed all over
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| Down old Jackson road
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| Lord, the water done raised
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| Over the Jackson road
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| Boy, it starched my clothes
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| I’m goin' back to the hilly country
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| Won’t be worried no more |
Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song High Water Everywhere, artist - Charlie Patton. Album song The Complete Recordings 1929-34, Vol. 1, in the genre Блюз