Lyric South Bound Backwater (1938)

It s been snowin forty days and the ground is covered with snow.
It s been snowin forty days, ground is covered with snow.
I m snowbound in my cabin, and ice up around my door.

I woke up this mornin , couldn t even get out my door.
I woke up this mornin , couldn t even get out my door.
I was snowbound in my cabin, and water seepin up through my floor.

Snow begin meltin , and the rain begin to fall.
Snow begin meltin , and the rain begin to fall.
The backwaters done broke the levee, and I can t stay here no more.

Found my boat, just about four miles cross the pond.
And I rowed my boat, about four miles across the pond.
Backwater done wrecked my cabin, and there s no place that I can call my home.

South bound flood is comin , I ve got to pack my things and go.
South bound flood, has caused me to pack my things and go.
Backwater has wrecked my cabin, and I can t live there no more.