Five Feet High And Rising
Matanza
Cifras

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