crash on the levee mama water s gonna overflow swamp s gonna rise no boat s gonna row now you can train on down to williams point you can bust your feet you can rock this joint but oh mama ain t you gonna miss your best friend now you re gonna have to find yourself another best friend somehow now don t you try an move me you re just gonna lose there s a crash on the levee and mama you ve been refused well it s sugar for sugar and salt for salt if you go down in the flood it s gonna be your own fault oh mama ain t you gonna miss your best friend now you re gonna have to find yourself another best friend somehow well that high tide s risin mama don t you let me down pack up your suitcase mama don t you make a sound now it s king for king queen for queen it s gonna be the meanest flood that anybody s seen oh mama ain t you gonna miss your best friend now you re gonna have to find yourself another best friend somehow