If it keeps on raining levee's going to break 
If it keeps on raining levee's going to break 
When the levee breaks 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 trying to find your way home you don't know which way to go? 
When you're going down south and there's no work to do 
And you're going on to Chicago 

Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good 
Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good 
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to go 

All last night sat on the levee and moaned 
All last night sat on the levee and moaned 
Thinking about my 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 - going down, now 
Going down 
Going down 
Going down 
Going down 

Going down - going down, now 
Going down - going down, now 
Going down - going down, now 
Going down 
Going dow-, dow-, dow-, dow-, down, now