If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   Everybody sayin' this is a day   Only the Lord could make      Well, I worked on the levee, mama   Both night and day   I worked on the levee, mama   Both night and day   I got to the river   And I threw my clothes away      I paid my time   And now I'm good as new   I paid my time   And now I'm as good as new   They can't take me back   Unless I want 'em to      If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   Some of these people gonna strip you   Of all they can take      I can't stop here   I ain't ready to unload   I can't stop here   I ain't ready to unload   Riches and salvation can be waiting   Behind the next bend in the road      I picked you up from the gutter   And this is the thanks I get   I picked you up from the gutter   And this is the thanks I get   You say, you want me to quit ya   I told ya, 'No, not just yet'      Well, I look in your eyes   I see nobody other than me   I look in your eyes   I see nobody other than me   I see all that I am an'   And all I hope to be      If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   Some of these people don't know   Which road to take      When I'm with you   I forget, I was ever blue   When I'm with you   I forget, I was ever blue   Without you there's no meanin'   In anything I do      Some people on the road   Carryin' everything that they own   Some people on the road   Carryin' everything they own   Some people got barely enough skin   To cover their bones      Put on your cat clothes, mama   Put on your evening dress   Put on your cat clothes, mama   Put on your evening dress   Few more years of hard work   Then there'll be a 1,000 years of happiness      If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   I tried to get you to love me   But I won't repeat that mistake      If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   Plenty of cheap stuff out there   Still around that you take      I woke up this morning   Butter and eggs in my bed   I woke up this morning   Butter and eggs in my bed   I ain't got enough room   To even raise my head      Come back, baby   Say, we'll never more 'part   Come back, baby   Say, we'll never more 'part   Don't be a stranger   With no brain or heart      If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   If it keep on rainin'   The levee gonna break   Some people still sleepin'   Some people are wide awake