My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord.
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We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when they
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were causing us to have to leave home,
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But when the water went down, we found that it had washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our land. The following year we had the best cotton crop we'd ever had.
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I remember hearing:
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How high's the water, mama?
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Two feet high and risin'
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How high's the water, papa?
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Two feet high and risin'
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We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
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That's the only thing we got left that'll float
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It's already over all the wheat and the oats,
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Two feet high and risin'
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How high's the water, mama?
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Three feet high and risin'
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How high's the water, papa?
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Three feet high and risin'
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Well, the hives are gone,
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I've lost my bees
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The chickens are sleepin'
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In the willow trees
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Cow's in water up past her knees,
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Three feet high and risin'
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How high's the water, mama?
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Four feet high and risin'
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How high's the water, papa?
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Four feet high and risin'
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Hey, come look through the window pane,
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The bus is comin', gonna take us to the train
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Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain,
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4 feet high and risin'
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How high's the water, mama?
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Five feet high and risin'
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How high's the water, papa?
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Five feet high and risin'
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Well, the rails are washed out north of town
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We gotta head for higher ground
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We can't come back till the water comes down,
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Five feet high and risin'
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Well, it's five feet high and risin'
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Five Feet High And Rising
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| Johnny Cash |
