Rising High Water Blues-Blind Lemon Jefferson

[ti:Rising High Water Blues ] [ar:Blind Lemon Jefferson] [al:Blind Lemon Jefferson's Texas Blues Vol 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rising High Water Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson [00:08.69]Backwater rising southern peoples can't make no time [00:15.70] [00:18.74]I said backwater rising southern peoples can't make no time [00:24.51] [00:28.44]And i can't get no hearing from that memphis girl of mine [00:34.76] [00:38.42]Water in arkansas people screaming in tennessee [00:45.51] [00:47.56]Oh people screaming in tennessee [00:53.28] [00:55.95]If i don't leave memphis backwater spill all over poor me [01:01.55] [01:06.08]People since it's raining it has been for nights and days [01:12.70] [01:15.22]People since it's raining has been for nights and days [01:20.58] [01:24.46]Thousands people stands on the hill looking down were they used to stay [01:30.02] [01:34.02]Children stand there screaming mama we ain't got no home [01:40.23] [01:42.76]Oh mama we ain't got no home [01:47.20] [01:50.82]Papa says to the children backwater left us all alone [01:56.93] [02:01.77]Backwater rising come in my windows and door [02:07.51] [02:10.49]The backwater rising come in my windows and door [02:14.88] [02:18.31]I leave with a prayer in my heart backwater won't rise no more