the bridge 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 bridge washed out i can t swim and my baby s on the other side oh rain oh rain stop fallin dark clouds hurry from the sky the preacher and my bride are waitin and the weddin bells are startin to chime i can t kiss and hold her and it s drivin me out of my mind cause the bridge washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side yeah i got one foot in the river one foot solid on the ground i try to swim that ragin ol river but i know if i try i d drown there s not a boat around me they walked on out with the tide and the bridge 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 are waitin and the weddin bells are startin to chime i can t kiss and hold her and it s drivin me out of my mind cause the bridge washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side i said the bridge washed out and i can t swim and my baby s on the other side