Five Feet High and Rising

<p>[Chorus]<br/>How high&#x27;s the water, mama?<span><br/>Two feet high and rising<br/>How high&#x27;s the water, papa?<br/>Two feet high and rising<br/><br/>[Verse 1]<br/>We can make it to the road in a homemade boat<br/>That&#x27;s the only thing we got left that&#x27;ll float<br/>It&#x27;s already over all the wheat and the oats<br/>Two feet high and rising<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>How high&#x27;s the water, mama?<span><br/>Three feet high and rising<br/>How high&#x27;s the water, papa?<br/>Three feet high and rising<br/>[Verse 2]<br/>Well, the hives are gone<br/>I&#x27;ve lost my bees<br/>The chickens are sleeping<br/>In the willow trees<br/>Cow&#x27;s in water up past her knees<br/>Three feet high and rising<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>How high&#x27;s the water, mama?<span><br/>Four feet high and rising<br/>How high&#x27;s the water, papa?<br/>Four feet high and rising<br/><br/>[Verse 3]<br/>Hey, come look through the window pane<br/>The bus is coming, it&#x27;s going to take us to the train<br/>Looks like we&#x27;ll be blessed with a little more rain<br/>Four feet high and rising<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>How high&#x27;s the water, mama?<span><br/>Five feet high and rising<br/>How high&#x27;s the water, papa?<br/>Five feet high and rising<br/>[Verse 4]<br/>Well, the rails are washed out north of town<br/>We got to head for higher ground<br/>We can&#x27;t come back till the water comes down<br/>Five feet high and rising<br/>Well its five feet high and rising