The Levee's Gonna Break

[00:16.06] If it keep on rainin'
[00:18.03] The levee gonna break
[00:21.05] If it keep on rainin'
[00:23.14] The levee gonna break
[00:27.05] Everybody sayin' this is a day
[00:29.18] Only the Lord could make
[00:32.22] Well, I worked on the levee, mama
[00:34.27] Both night and day
[00:37.26] I worked on the levee, mama
[00:39.27] Both night and day
[00:42.76] I got to the river
[00:45.13] And I threw my clothes away
[00:48.16] I paid my time
[00:49.24] And now I'm good as new
[00:53.26] I paid my time
[00:54.26] And now I'm as good as new
[00:58.35] They can't take me back
[01:00.41] Unless I want 'em to
[01:04.44] If it keep on rainin'
[01:05.44] The levee gonna break
[01:09.53] If it keep on rainin'
[01:10.55] The levee gonna break
[01:14.85] Some of these people gonna strip you
[01:16.86] Of all they can take
[01:35.57] I can't stop here
[01:37.64] I ain't ready to unload
[01:41.61] I can't stop here
[01:42.72] I ain't ready to unload
[01:46.73] Riches and salvation can be waiting
[01:47.76] Behind the next bend in the road
[01:51.79] I picked you up from the gutter
[01:53.85] And this is the thanks I get
[01:57.02] I picked you up from the gutter
[01:59.16] And this is the thanks I get
[02:02.47] You say, you want me to quit ya
[02:03.55] I told ya, 'No, not just yet'
[02:08.58] Well, I look in your eyes
[02:09.66] I see nobody other than me
[02:13.66] I look in your eyes
[02:14.66] I see nobody other than me
[02:18.75] I see all that I am an'
[02:20.79] And all I hope to be
[02:24.76] If it keep on rainin'
[02:25.68] The levee gonna break
[02:28.74] If it keep on rainin'
[02:30.75] The levee gonna break
[02:34.81] Some of these people don't know
[02:35.89] Which road to take
[02:55.81] When I'm with you
[02:57.85] I forget, I was ever blue
[03:00.81] When I'm with you
[03:02.84] I forget, I was ever blue
[03:06.84] Without you there's no meanin'
[03:08.90] In anything I do
[03:11.91] Some people on the road
[03:13.95] Carryin' everything that they own
[03:17.03] Some people on the road
[03:19.01] Carryin' everything they own
[03:22.04] Some people got barely enough skin
[03:25.03] To cover their bones
[03:28.07] Put on your cat clothes, mama
[03:29.06] Put on your evening dress
[03:33.15] Put on your cat clothes, mama
[03:35.18] Put on your evening dress
[03:38.24] Few more years of hard work
[03:40.23] Then there'll be a 1, 000 years of happiness
[03:44.14] If it keep on rainin'
[03:47.16] The levee gonna break
[03:49.17] If it keep on rainin'
[03:51.26] The levee gonna break
[03:55.27] I tried to get you to love me
[03:56.25] But I won't repeat that mistake
[04:16.44] If it keep on rainin'
[04:17.42] The levee gonna break
[04:21.53] If it keep on rainin'
[04:22.57] The levee gonna break
[04:26.66] Plenty of cheap stuff out there
[04:28.74] Still around that you take
[04:31.77] I woke up this morning
[04:33.77] Butter and eggs in my bed
[04:36.64] I woke up this morning
[04:38.65] Butter and eggs in my bed
[04:42.67] I ain't got enough room
[04:43.75] To even raise my head
[04:45.74] Come back, baby
[04:49.74] Say, we'll never more 'part
[04:53.86] Come back, baby
[04:54.84] Say, we'll never more 'part
[04:58.88] Don't be a stranger
[05:00.95] With no brain or heart
[05:04.05] If it keep on rainin'
[05:06.05] The levee gonna break
[05:09.09] If it keep on rainin'
[05:11.17] The levee gonna break
[05:14.33] Some people still sleepin'
[05:16.36] Some people are wide awake
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