TERRIBLE FLOOD BLUES
As recorded by Big Bill Broonzy, 1937-01-31

A flood caught me in Cincinatta; my people in Louisville.
Yeah, flood caught me in Cincinatta; and my people in Louisville.
I axed Uncle Sam to help me; please do that if you will.

I'm lookin' for my mother and my brother; I was wonderin', where can they be?
Yea, lookin' for my mother and brother; I was wonderin', where can they be?
Hey, maybe they're in Memphis; I believe I'll go and see.

I started walkin' down the levee; I was lookin' high and low.
Yea, started walkin' down the levee; I was lookin' high and low.
If they ain't in Memphis, I wonder where did they go?

Well, Lord, have mercy; do something for me.
Yea, Lord, have mercy; do something for me.
Hey, I seed my baby drowndin' unbeneath a willow tree.

Yes, I'm goin' to Wyoming, where the water don't get so high.
Yea, I'm goin' to Wyoming, where the water don't get so high.
I'm gon' go up on the highest mountain and stay there till I die.