FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING <br />My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord. <br />We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when they <br />were causing us to have to leave home, <br />But when the water went down, <br />We found that it had washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our land. <br />The following year we had the best cotton crop we'd ever had. <br /><br />I remember hearing: <br /><br />How high's the water, mama? <br />Two feet high and risin' <br />How high's the water, papa? <br />Two feet high and risin' <br /><br />We can make it to the road in a homemade boat <br />That's the only thing we got left that'll float <br />It's already over all the wheat and the oats, <br />Two feet high and risin' <br /><br />How high's the water, mama? <br />Three feet high and risin' <br />How high's the water, papa? <br />Three feet high and risin' <br /><br />Well, the hives are gone, <br />I've lost my bees <br />The chickens are sleepin' <br />In the willow trees <br />Cow's in water up past her knees, <br />Three feet high and risin' <br /><br />How high's the water, mama? <br />Four feet high and risin' <br />How high's the water, papa? <br />Four feet high and risin' <br /><br />Hey, come look through the window pane, <br />The bus is comin', gonna take us to the train <br />Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain, <br />4 feet high and risin' <br /><br />How high's the water, mama? <br />Five feet high and risin' <br />How high's the water, papa? <br />Five feet high and risin' <br /><br />Well, the rails are washed out north of town <br />We gotta head for higher ground <br />We can't come back till the water comes down, <br />Five feet high and risin' <br /><br />Well, it's five feet high and risin'
