Early early one morning, water was comin' in my door   Early one morning, water was comin' in my door   It was the old high(?) river, tellin' us to get ready and go      It was dark and it was rainin', you could hear that howlin' wind   It was dark and it was rainin', baby you could hear that howlin' wind   If I get away this time, I will never come here again      Hey my baby was cryin', I didn't have a thing to eat   Hey hey hey, I didn't have a thing to eat   Hey the water had come in, wash everything I had down the street      I was hollerin' for mercy, and it weren't no boats around   Hey I was hollerin' for mercy, and it weren't no boats around   Hey that looks like people, I've gotta stay right here and drown      Hey my house started shakin', started floatin' on down the stream   Hey my house started shakin', went on floatin' on down the stream   It was dark as midnight, people began to holler and scream