Lyr Req: Muddy Water (The Seldom Scene)

Subject: Lyr Req: mama take the baby, water's rising
From: open mike
Date: 23 Apr 19 - 07:45 PM

Trying to recall this song about a flood... one line goes like this "mama take the baby, water's rising"
thanks in advance for any clues...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: mama take the baby, water's rising
From: Stewie
Date: 23 Apr 19 - 08:49 PM

The song you want is probably Seldom Scene's 'Muddy Waters'.

Muddy Waters

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: mama take the baby, water's rising
From: Catamariner
Date: 23 Apr 19 - 08:52 PM

Then there's the creepier Nick Cave version... Muddy Water

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: mama take the baby, water's rising
From: Stewie
Date: 23 Apr 19 - 09:07 PM

The song was written by Phil Rosenthal who became lead singer of The Seldom Scene after the departure of John Starling.

--Stewie.

Subject: Lyr Add: MUDDY WATER (The Seldom Scene)
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 23 Apr 19 - 09:15 PM

MUDDY WATER
As recorded by The Seldom Scene on "Act 3" (2005)

Mary, grab the baby; river's rising.
Muddy water’s takin' back the land.
Old frame house, it can't take one more beating.
Ain't no use to stay and make a stand.

Well, the morning light showed the water in the valley.
Daddy's grave just went below the line.
Things to save you just can't take 'em with you.
Flood'll swallow all we leave behind.

I won't be back to start all over
'Cause what I felt before is gone.
Mary, take the child; the river's rising.
Muddy water's takin' back my home.

Road is gone; there's just one way to leave here.
Turn my back on what I've left below
Shifting lands and broken farms around me
Muddy water's changin' all I know.

Hard to say just what I'm losing.
Ain't never felt so all alone.
Mary take the child; the river's rising.
Muddy water's taking back my home.
Well, muddy water's taking back my home.

Subject: RE: Req:mama take the baby, water's rising(MuddyWater)
From: open mike
Date: 23 Apr 19 - 10:53 PM

Yes--that's the one....I was looking for songs to post in reply to a facebook question....about songs that contain stories about weather.
thanks for the details!!

Subject: RE: Req:mama take the baby, water's rising(MuddyWater)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Apr 19 - 04:18 AM

I like this one too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fpbCLNyPUA