Five Feet High And Rising
Matanza
Cifras

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