If it keeps on rainin, levees goin to break
If it keeps on rainin, levees goin to break
When the levee breaks Ill have no place to stay

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, moan yeah
Lord, mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Its got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home
Oh well, oh well, oh well, ahh, ooh-ooh

Dont it make you feel bad
When youre tryin to find your way home
You dont know which way to go
If youre goin down South
They got no work to do
If you goin on to Chicago

Ahh ahh ahh, ahh ahh ahh, ahh ahh ahh, hey hey hey

(Harmonica Solo)

Cryin wont help you, prayin wont do you no good
Now, cryin wont help you, prayin wont do you no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move, whoo-hoo

All last night sat on the levee and moaned
All last night sat on the levee and moaned
Thinkin bout my baby and my happy home, oh ohh-oh

Ahh-ahh-ahh ahh-ahh-ahh ahh-ahh-ahh, ah ah ah
Ahh-ahh-ahh ahh-ahh-ahh ahh-ahh-ahh, ah ah ah
Oh, oh

Going, gon to Chicago
Gon to Chicago
Sorry but I cant take you
Going down, going down now
Going down, going down now
Going down, going down
Going down, going down

Going down, going down now
Going down, going down now
Going down, going down now
Going down, going down down down down, down now, whoo-ooh whoo-ooh