Johnny Cash – Five Feet High And Rising Lyrics  Share

From Johnny Cash's album: The Essential Johnny Cash Disc 1

My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our
faith in the Lord.
We couldn^,t see much good in the flood waters when they
were causing us to have to leave home,
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.

I remember hearing:
How high^,s the water, mama?
Two feet high and risin^,
How high^,s the water, papa?
Two feet high and risin^,

We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
That^,s the only thing we got left that^,ll float
It^,s already over all the wheat and the oats,
Two feet high and risin^,

How high^,s the water, mama?
Three feet high and risin^,
How high^,s the water, papa?
Three feet high and risin^,

Well, the hives are gone,
I^,ve lost my bees
The chickens are sleepin^,
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In the willow trees
Cow^,s in water up past her knees,
Three feet high and risin^,

How high^,s the water, mama?
Four feet high and risin^,
How high^,s the water, papa?
Four feet high and risin^,

Hey, come look through the window pane,
The bus is comin^,, gonna take us to the train
Looks like we^,ll be blessed with a little more rain,
4 feet high and risin^,

How high^,s the water, mama?
Five feet high and risin^,
How high^,s the water, papa?
Five feet high and risin^,

Well, the rails are washed out north of town
We gotta head for higher ground
We can^,t come back till the water comes down,
Five feet high and risin^,

Well, it^,s five feet high and risin^,
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