Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
Doc Watson
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Walkin' down the levee with my head hangin' low
Lookin' for my sweet mama, Lord, but she ain't here no more
I'm in Mississippi, there's mud all in my shoes
The folks in Louisiana got the high water blues
I swear I'm cryin'
Can't keep from cryin'
Mississippi heavy water blues
Standin' here a-lookin' at all of this mud
My good gal washed away in this Mississippi flood
I thought I heard her mourn on the Arkansas side
"Come across, sweet daddy, Lord, and let your mama ride"
I swear I'm cryin'
Can't keep from cryin'
Mississippi heavy water blues
Mama, mama
Your daddy misses you
Got lots of mud and water, don't need no other call
I just need sweet mama, boys, to satisfy my soul
Lord, Lord, Lord, she was so kind and true
Said no other man could love her like her sweet papa do
I swear I'm cryin'
Can't keep from cryin'
Mississippi heavy water blues
It's hard, hard times and my house got washed away
And I'm cryin', how long for another payday?
Lord have mercy, I feel the ground a-shakin'
Whole town's a-sinkin', Lord, the levee wall is breakin'
I swear I'm cryin'
Can't keep from cryin'
Mississippi heavy water blues
Mama, mama
Your daddy misses you
Son, make that old guitar call her one time
I call her but she just won't come
Your daddy misses you