[00:01.20]My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord.
[00:03.15]We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when they
[00:04.20]Were causing us to have to leave home
[00:05.10]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.
[00:08.76]I remember hearing:
[00:09.18]How high's the water mama?
[00:09.72]Two feet high and risin'
[00:11.16]How high's the water papa?
[00:11.76]Two feet high and risin'
[00:12.21]We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
[00:15.12]That's the only thing we got left that'll float
[00:18.15]It's already over all the wheat and the oats
[00:21.12]Two feet high and risin'
[00:22.71]How high's the water mama?
[00:28.38]Three feet high and risin'
[00:31.44]How high's the water papa?
[00:33.57]Three feet high and risin'
[00:35.94]Well the hives are gone
[00:38.37]I've lost my bees
[00:39.84]The chickens are sleepin'
[00:41.13]In the willow trees
[00:42.69]Cow's in water up past her knees
[00:45.66]Three feet high and risin'
[00:47.67]How high's the water mama?
[00:52.92]Four feet high and risin'
[00:55.92]How high's the water papa?
[00:58.77]Four feet high and risin'
[01:00.63]Hey come look through the window pane
[01:04.38]The bus is comin' gonna take us to the train
[01:07.44]Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain
[01:10.59]4 feet high and risin'
[01:11.94]How high's the water mama?
[01:18.93]Five feet high and risin'
[01:22.80]How high's the water papa?
[01:24.93]Five feet high and risin'
[01:27.42]Well the rails are washed out north of town
[01:30.66]We gotta head for higher ground
[01:33.42]We can't come back till the water comes down
[01:36.39]Five feet high and risin'
[01:38.37]Well it's five feet high and risin'

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'