Five Feet High And Rising
Matanza
Cifras

How high's the water, mama?
  Fa
Two feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Two feet high and risin'
            Fa (Palmute)
We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
  Sib
That's the only thing we got left that'll float
  Do
It's already over all the wheat and the oats,
                                          Fa
Two feet high and risin'
  Sol# (Palmute)
How high's the water, mama?
Three feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin'
  Sol#
Well, the hives are gone,
I've lost my bees
  Do#
The chickens are sleepin'
In the willow trees
  Mib
Cow's in water up past her knees,
                              Sol#
Three feet high and risin'
  Sib (Palmute)
How high's the water, mama?
Four feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Four feet high and risin'
  Sib
Hey, come look through the window pane,
  Mib
The bus is comin', gonna take us to the train
  Fa
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain,
four feet high and risin'
  Do (Palmute)
How high's the water, mama?
Five feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Five feet high and risin'
  Do
Well, the rails are washed out north of town
  Fa
We gotta head for higher ground
  Sol
We can't come back till the water comes down,
                                        Do
Five feet high and risin'
        La     Sol     Mi       Do
Well, it's five feet high and risin'