I'm blue, you'd be too If your home was washed away Mine's gone so long I'm weeping every day So sad, too bad Lost everything I had That's why I sigh and sometimes I cry I get so raving mad Water, water, more than I've ever seen The water is still rising from Memphis down to New Orleans I feel so bad, I don't know what I'll ever do And as long as I live, I'll have the Mississippi River blues Now it'swater, water, more than I've ever seen Yes, the water is still rising from Memphis down to New Orleans I feel so bad, I don't know what I'll ever do And as long as I live, I'll have the Mississippi River blues