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
  Mib
It's already over all the wheat and the oats,
                                          Sol#
Two feet high and risin'
  Si (Palmute)
How high's the water, mama?
Three feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin'
  Si
Well, the hives are gone,
I've lost my bees
  Mi
The chickens are sleepin'
In the willow trees
  Fa#
Cow's in water up past her knees,
                              Si
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'
  Mib (Palmute)
How high's the water, mama?
Five feet high and risin'
How high's the water, papa?
Five feet high and risin'
  Mib
Well, the rails are washed out north of town
  Sol#
We gotta head for higher ground
  Sib
We can't come back till the water comes down,
                                        Mib
Five feet high and risin'
        Do     Sib     Sol       Mib
Well, it's five feet high and risin'