[Verse 1] I inherited this plot of land when Mama's daddy died This little surveyed piece of Earth is where I spent my life Rainwater is to cornfields like whiskey is to men Just have enough to keep you standing Too much will do you in
[Verse 2] These rainclouds settled in one early Winter night The grey of Winter dark is choking out all the sunlight The little sandy river, she's drowning in her tears With her, she'll take my good dirt And a hundred head of steer
[Chorus] The rain keeps on a'falling as I cry out to my Lord "Won't you spare this land I've broke my heart and backbone for?" Well, he don't give me an answer as the rain keeps coming down I'll fight this flood 'til the bitter end or He washes me out
[Verse 3] For forty days, forty nights You hear Noah built the Ark And that he rode upon the tide Lord, I've got no boat I've run out of time Nothing left to live for And the last of my kind
[Chorus] The rain keeps on a'falling as I cry out to my Lord "Won't you spare this land I've broke my heart and backbone for?" Well, he don't give me an answer as the rain keeps coming down I'll fight this flood 'til the bitter end or He washes me out
[Verse 4] That muddy water's rising I can barely see the fence Lord, it rolls my way like a slow train Loaded down with death Son, you can have your share If she leaves anything behind Don't bother dragging the river boys This note is all you'll find
[Chorus] The rain keeps on a'falling as I cry out to my Lord "Won't you spare this land I've broke my heart and backbone for?" Well, he don't give me an answer as the rain keeps coming down I'll fight this flood 'til the bitter end or He washes me outTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
