FAWM 2025 #5: When the River

Following the lead of dozens of early blues singers lamenting flooding.

Lyrics

Verse

|: When the river comes up,
Better hope you've done enough. :|
Ain't no denyin',
We'll be hearin' moans and cryin'
When the river comes up.

Verse
|: When the river starts to rise,
Pray your levee's high enough. :|
Sandbags and shovels
Come too late to fix your troubles
When the river starts to rise.

Bridge
Waters boil and churn.
When, oh when will we learn?
Heavens quake and fall.
Is there a way out of it all?

Verse
|: When you hear the river roar,
Can you hold on 'til the morn? :|
As you run for higher ground
Do you hear a trumpet sound?
Or is it just the river's roar?

Tag
As you run for higher ground
Do you hear a trumpet sound?
Or is it just the river's roar?