Mary, grab the baby
River's rising
Muddy water taking back the land
Old frame house, she can't take one more beating
And ain't no use to stay and make a stand
Well, the morning light showed water
In the valley
Daddy's grave just went below the line
Things to save, you just can't take them with you
The flood will swallow all you leave behind
Won't be back to start all over
Cause what I felt before is gone
Mary, take the child
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, oh
Shifting lands
Broken farms around me
Muddy waters changing all I know
Hard to say just what I'm losing
Ain't never felt so all alone
Mary, take the child
River's rising
Muddy water taking back my home
Won't be back to start all over
Cause what I felt before is gone
Mary, take the child
River's rising
Muddy water taking back my home
That muddy water taking back my home
Muddy water is taking back my home
Muddy water taking back my home