Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Five Feet and Rising, artist - Johnny Cash. Album song Essential Johnny Cash, in the genre КантриDate of issue: 05.12.2010
Record label: Emerald
Song language: English
Five Feet and Rising |
| 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. |
| I remember hearing: |
| How high’s the water, mama? |
| Two feet high and risin' |
| How high’s the water, papa? |
| Two feet high and risin' |
| We can make it to the road in a homemade boat |
| That’s the only thing we got left that’ll float |
| It’s already over all the wheat and the oats, |
| Two feet high and risin' |
| How high’s the water, mama? |
| Three feet high and risin' |
| How high’s the water, papa? |
| Three feet high and risin' |
| Well, the hives are gone, |
| I’ve lost my bees |
| The chickens are sleepin' |
| In the willow trees |
| Cow’s in water up past her knees, |
| Three feet high and risin' |
| How high’s the water, mama? |
| Four feet high and risin' |
| How high’s the water, papa? |
| 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, |
| 4 feet high and risin' |
| How high’s the water, mama? |
| Five feet high and risin' |
| How high’s the water, papa? |
| 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 comes down, |
| Five feet high and risin' |
| Well, it’s five feet high and risin' |