well the bridged washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side when i awoke this a mornin the rain was a pouring down i was gonna wed the little river girl just over the bridge across town now i m a runnin up and down the river and my nerves are driving me wild cause the bridged washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side oh rain rain stop fallin dark clouds hurry from the sky the preacher and my bride are waitin and the weddin bells are startin to chime well i can t kiss and hold her and it s drivin me out of my mind cause the bridged washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side yeah i got one foot in the water one foot solid on the ground well i try to swim that ragin ol river but i know if i try i d drown there s not one boat around me they ve all gone out with the tide cause the bridged washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side yeah rain oh rain stop fallin dark clouds hurry from the sky the preacher and my bride s a waitin and the weddin bells are startin to chime well i can t kiss and hold her and it s drivin me out of my mind cause the bridged washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side yeah cause the bridged washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side