Crash on the levee, mama Water's gonna overflow Swamp's gonna rise And no boat's gonna row You can train on down To Williams Point You can bust your feet You can rock this joint But oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now You're gonna have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow Now, don't you try an' move me Mama you're just gonna lose There's a crash on the levee And, mama, you've been refused Well, it's king for king And it's Queen for queen It's gonna be the meanest flood That anybody's seen Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now You're gonna have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow Well, that high tide's risin' Mama, don't you let me down Pack up your suitcase Mama, don't you make a sound Well, it's sugar for sugar And it's salt for salt If you go down in the flood It's gonna be your own fault Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now You're gonna have to find yourself Another best friend, somehow