How high is the water, Mama?
Two feet high and rising
How high is the water, Papa?
She said it's two feet high and rising
We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
That's the only thing we got left to deploy
It's already over all the wheat and oats
Two feet high and rising
How high is the water, Mama?
Three feet high and rising
How high is the water, Papa?
She said it's three feet high and rising
Well, the hives are gone, I lost my bees
Chickens are sleeping in the willow trees
Cows in water up past her knees
Three feet high and rising
How high is the water, Mama?
Four feet high and rising
How high is the water, Papa?
She said it's four feet high and rising
Hey, come look
Look through the windowpane
The bus is coming, gonna take us to the train
Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain
Four feet high and rising
How high is the water, Mama?
Five feet high and rising
How high is the water, Papa?
She said it's five feet high and rising
Well, the rails are washed out north of town
We gotta head for higher ground
We can't come back till the water goes down
Five feet high and rising
Well, it's five feet high and rising