Five Feet High And Rising
Matanza
Cifras

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