Five Feet High And Rising
Matanza
Cifras

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