Greenville Levee Blues

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[Verse 1]
I woke up this mornin', couldn't even get outta my door
I woke up this mornin', couldn't even get outta my door
The levee broke and this town is overflowed

[Verse 2]
And you could hear people screamin' all over town
And you could hear people screamin' all over town
And [someone's/some was] callin' "Please don't let me drown"

[Verse 3]
When the water was risin' and creepin' up in my door
When the water was risin', creepin' up in my door
I had a mind to leave, and I didn't know where to go

[Verse 4]
They were rowin' little boats five and ten miles away
They were rowin' little boats, Lord, five and ten miles away
They were pickin' up people, didn't have no place to stay

[Verse 5]
Livin' on the levee, sleepin' on the ground
Livin' on the levee, sleepin' on the ground
I'm gonna tell everybody that Greeville's a good old town

[Verse 6]
Delta water caused me to lose my clothes and shoes
Delta water caused me to lose my clothes and shoes
You can tell by that, it left me with the delta water blues