When the Levee Breaks

Joe McCoy

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
And the water gonna come in, have no place to stay

Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan
Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
And all these people have no place to stay

Now look here mama what am I to do
Now look here mama what am I to do
I ain't got nobody to tell my troubles to

I works on the levee mama both night and day
I works on the levee mama both night and day
I ain't got nobody, keep the water away

Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good
Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to lose

I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I works so hard, to keep the water away

I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me
I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me
I'm goin' back to my used to be

I's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan
I's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan
Gonna leave my baby, and my happy home

Curiosités sur la chanson When the Levee Breaks de Memphis Minnie

Sur quels albums la chanson “When the Levee Breaks” a-t-elle été lancée par Memphis Minnie?
Memphis Minnie a lancé la chanson sur les albums “Me And My Chauffeur” en 2006 et “Hoodoo Lady” en 2008.
Qui a composé la chanson “When the Levee Breaks” de Memphis Minnie?
La chanson “When the Levee Breaks” de Memphis Minnie a été composée par Joe McCoy.

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