Muddy Water

Mary, grab the baby, the river's rising
Muddy water taking back the land
The old-frame house, she can't take-a one more beating
Ain't no use to stay and make a standWell the morning light shows water in the valley
Daddy's grave just went below the line
Things to say, you just can't take em with ya
This flood will swallow all you've left behindWon't be back to start all over
Cause what I felt before is goneMary, take the child, the river's rising
Muddy water taking back my home
The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here
Turn my back on what I've left below
Shifting land, broken farms around me
Muddy water's changing all I knowIt's hard to say just what I'm losing
Ain't never felt so all aloneMary, take the child, the river's rising
Muddy water taking back my homeWon't be back to start all over
Cause what I felt before is goneMary, take the child, the river's rising
Muddy water's changing all I know
Muddy water's changing all I know
Lord, this muddy water is taking back my home