Well, the river runs through this valley   Combing deep and black [? ]   Coming like a tombstone's   Shadows across my back      Trouble river   Six foot high and risin'   Trouble river   I can't keep from cryin'      Woke up last night a'shakin'   Shakin' from a dream   All I seen was smilin' faces   Starin' back at me      Trouble river   Six foot high and risin'   Trouble river   I can't keep from cryin'      Snakes crawling in the house   I'm stuck in muddy ground   Tonight I'm gonna shed this skin   Cause water's risin' and I goin' down to   Trouble river   Six foot high and risin'   Trouble river   I can't keep from cryin'