mary grab the baby river s rising muddy water taking back the land old frame house she can t take one more beating it s no use to stay and make a stand well the morning light showed water in the valley daddy s grave just went below the line things to save you just can t take them with you the flood will swallow all you leave behind won t be back to start all over because what i felt before is gone mary take the child river s rising muddy water taking back my home the road is gone there s just one way to leave here turn my back on what i ve left below oh shifting lands broken farms around me muddy waters changing all i know hard to say just what i m losing i ve never felt so all alone mary take the child river s rising muddy water taking back my home 