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40 lines
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\begin{verse}
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^{A#*} How high's the water, mama? ^{A#}Two feet high and rising \\
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^{A#}How high's the water, papa? She said it's ^{A#}two feet high and rising \\
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We can ^{A#}make it to the road in a homemade boat \\
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That's the ^{D#}only thing we got left that'll float \\
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It's ^{F}already over all the wheat and the oats, ^{F}two feet ^{-}high and ^{A#}rising ^{-} \hspace{20pt} ^{C#}
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\end{verse}
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\begin{verse}
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^{C#}How high's the water, mama? ^{C#}Three feet high and rising \\
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^{C#}How high's the water, papa? She said it's ^{C#}three feet high and rising \\
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Well, the ^{C#}hives are gone, I've lost my bees \\
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The ^{F#}chickens are sleeping in the willow trees \\
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^{G#}Cow's in water up past her knees, ^{G#}three feet ^{-}high and ^{C#}rising ^{-} \hspace{20pt} ^{D#}
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\begin{verse}
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^{D#}How high's the water, mama? ^{D#}Four feet high and rising \\
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^{D#}How high's the water, papa? She said it's ^{D#}four feet high and rising \\
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^{D#}Hey, come look through the window pane \\
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The ^{G#}bus is coming, it's going to take us to the train \\
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^{A#}Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain, ^{A#}four feet ^{-}high and ^{D#}rising \hspace{20pt} ^{F}
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\begin{verse}
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^{F}How high's the water, mama? ^{F}Five feet high and rising \\
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^{F}How high's the water, papa? She said it's ^{F}five feet high and rising \\
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Well, the ^{F}rails are washed out north of town \\
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^{A#}We got to head for higher ground \\
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We ^{C}can't come back till the water comes down, ^{C}five feet ^{-}high and ^{F}rising \\
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\end{verse}
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\begin{outro}
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Well it's ^{F*}five feet high and rising
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\end{outro}
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