if it keeps on rainin levee s goin to break if it keeps on rainin levee s goin to break when the levee breaks i ll have no place to stay mean old levee taught me to weep and moan mean old levee taught me to weep and moan got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home oh well oh well oh well don t it make you feel bad when you re tryin to find your way home you don t know which way to go if you re goin down south they go no work to do if you don t know about chicago cryin won t help you prayin won t do you no good now cryin won t help you prayin won t do you no good when the levee breaks mama you got to move all last night sat on the levee and moaned all last night sat on the levee and moaned thinkin about me baby and my happy home going going to chicago going to chicago sorry but i can t take you going down going down now going down 