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| − | '''When The Levee Breaks''' | + | '''When The Levee Breaks'''<br> |
| − | + | Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie, June 18 1929 NYC<br> | |
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If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break<br> | If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break<br> | ||
If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break<br> | If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break<br> | ||
And the water gonna come, and (I'll) have no place to stay<br> | And the water gonna come, and (I'll) have no place to stay<br> | ||
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| − | Well all last night I sat on the levee | + | Well all last night I sat on the levee<ref>'levee' pronounced 'lever'</ref> and moaned<br> |
| − | Well all last night I sat on the levee and moaned | + | Well all last night I sat on the levee<ref>Ibid.</ref> and moaned<br> |
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home<br> | Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home<br> | ||
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''[break, 2 rounds]'' | ''[break, 2 rounds]'' | ||
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Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good<br> | Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good<br> | ||
Now cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good<br> | Now cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good<br> | ||
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It's a mean old levee, caused me to weep and moan<br> | It's a mean old levee, caused me to weep and moan<br> | ||
Gonna leave my baby, and my happy home<br> | Gonna leave my baby, and my happy home<br> | ||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
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| − | [http://weeniecampbell.com/ | + | [http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?Itemid=60&topic=528.msg61693#msg61693 Go to original forum post] |
| − | [[Category:Lyrics]][[Category: | + | [[Category:Lyrics]][[Category:Kansas Joe McCoy Lyrics]][[Category:Disaster]] |
Latest revision as of 14:34, 22 November 2013
When The Levee Breaks
Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie, June 18 1929 NYC
If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break
And the water gonna come, and (I'll) have no place to stay
Well all last night I sat on the levee[1] and moaned
Well all last night I sat on the levee[2] and moaned
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home
If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's going to break
And all these people will have no place to stay
Now look here mama, what am I to do?
Now look here mama, what am I to do?
I ain't got nobody, tell my trouble to
I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I ain't got nobody to keep the water away
[break, 2 rounds]
Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good
Now cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good
When the levee breaks, mama you got to move
I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I works on the levee, mama both night and day
Said I work so hard to keep the water away
I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me
I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me
I'm going back, to my used-to-be
Oh mean old levee, caused me to weep and moan
It's a mean old levee, caused me to weep and moan
Gonna leave my baby, and my happy home
