Lyric When The Levee Breaks

Memphis minnie

If it keeps on raining, the levee s going to break,
If it keeps on raining, the levee s going to break,
When the levee breaks i ll have no place to stay.

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan,
Lord, mean old levee taught me to weep and moan,
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home

Don t it make you feel bad
When you re tryin to find your way home,
You don t know which way to go?
If you re goin down south
They go no work to do,
If you don t know about chicago.

Cryin won t help you, prayin won t do you no good,
Now, cryin won t help you, prayin won t do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.

All last night sat on the levee and moaned,
All last night sat on the levee and moaned,
Thinkin bout me baby and my happy home.
Going, goin to chicago,
Goin to chicago,
Sorry but i can t take you.
Going down, going down now, going down.