Well they carried me in the house, they laid me 'cross the bed
Lord, my mother always told me, "Son, quit playin' a bum
All the people on the bridge was screamin' and cryin'
All the people on the bridge stood screamin' and cryin'
Saying, "Please Lord take me on dry land"
Oh my mother often told me, "Quit playin' a bum"
They tell me five minutes time underwater I was hid
Well they carried me in the house, they laid me 'cross the bed
Well all the people on the bridge was screamin' and cryin'
My mother always told me, "Quit playin' a bum"
I couldn't hear nothing but muddy waters running 'round my head
I was going down and I throwed up my hands
As I was going down I throwed up my hands
Go out somewhere and make a crumb"
Well they carried me in the house and they laid me 'cross the bed
Lord I never will forget that floatin' bridge
As I was going down I throwed up my hands
