High Water (For Charley Patton)

[ti:High Water (For Charley Patton)] [ar:Bob Dylan] [al:The Complete Album Collection - The 90's - 00's] [by:季风网-【http://www.ip21.cn】] [offset:0] High Water (For Charley Patton) - Bob Dylan High water risin' risin' night and day All the gold and silver are being stolen away Big Joe Turner lookin' East and West From the dark room of his mind He made it to Kansas City Twelfth Street and Vine Nothing standing there High water everywhere High water risin' the shacks are slidin' down Folks lose their possessions folks are leaving town Bertha Mason shook it broke it Then she hung it on a wall Says You're dancin' with whom they tell you to Or you don't dance at all It's tough out there High water everywhere I got a cravin' love for blazing speed Got a hopped up Mustang Ford Jump into the wagon love throw your panties overboard I can write you poems make a strong man lose his mind I'm no pig without a wig I hope you treat me kind Things are breakin' up out there High water everywhere High water risin' six inches 'bove my head Coffins droppin' in the street Like balloons made out of lead Water pourin' into Vicksburg don't know what I'm going to do Don't reach out for me she said Can't you see I'm drownin' too It's rough out there High water everywhere Well George Lewis told the Englishman the Italian and the Jew You can't open your mind boys To every conceivable point of view They got Charles Darwing trapped out there on Highway Five Judge says to the High Sheriff I want him dead or alive Either one I don't care High Water everywhere The Cuckoo is a pretty bird she warbles as she flies I'm preachin' the Word of God I'm puttin' out your eyes I asked Fat Nancy for something to eat she said Take it off the shelf As great as you are a man You'll never be greater than yourself I told her I didn't really care High water everywhere I'm getting' up in the morning I believe I'll dust my broom Keeping away from the women I'm givin' 'em lots of room Thunder rolling over Clarksdale everything is looking blue I just can't be happy love Unless you're happy too It's bad out there High water everywhere