If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break
If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break
When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay
All last night I sat on the levee and moaned
All last night sat on the levee and moaned
'Cause I've got what it takes to make a loving man leave his home
Now crying won't help you - praying won't do you no good
Crying won't help you - praying won't do you no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move
Worked on the levee, mama, all night and day
Worked on the levee, mama, all night and day
Worked so hard to keep that water away
Going down - going down now --
If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break
When the levee breaks I'll have no place to stay
All last night I sat on the levee and moaned
All last night sat on the levee and moaned
'Cause I've got what it takes to make a loving man leave his home
Now crying won't help you - praying won't do you no good
Crying won't help you - praying won't do you no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move
Worked on the levee, mama, all night and day
Worked on the levee, mama, all night and day
Worked so hard to keep that water away
Going down - going down now --