Words and music by Bob Dylan
Highwater risin rising night and day
All the gold and silver are being stolen away
Big Joe Turner looking east and west from the dark room of his mind
He made it to Kansas CityTwelfth Street and Vine
Nothin standing there
Highwater everywhere
Highwater rising the shacks are sliding down
Folks lose their possessionsthe folks are leaving town
Reformation shook itbroke itthen she hung it on the wall
Say you dancin with whom they tell you to or you don t dance at all
It s tough out there
Highwater everywhere
I got a craven love for blazin speed
I got a hopped up Mustang Ford
Jump into the wagonlove
Throw your panties overboard
I can write you poemsmake a strong man lose his mind
I m no pig without a wigI hope you treat me kind
Things are breakin up out there
Highwater everywhere
Highwater risingsix inches above my head
Coffins droppin in the street like balloons made out of lead
Water poured into Vicksburgdon t know what I m gonna do
Don t reach out for meshe saidcan t you see I m drowning too
It s rough out there
Highwater everywhere
WellGeorge Lewes told the Englishmanthe Italian and the Jew
You can t open up your mindboysto every conceivable point of view
They got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway 5
Judge says to the High SheriffI want them dead or alive
Either oneI don t care
Highwater everywhere
Wellthe cuckoo is a pretty birdshe warbles as she flies
I m preachin the word of GodI m puttin out your eyes
I asked Fat Nancy for someth n to eatshe said take it off the shelf
As great as you are manyou ll never be greater than yourself
I told her I didn t really care
Highwater everywhere
I get up in the mornin I believe I ll dust my broom
Keepin away from the womenI m givin them lots of room
Thunder rollin over Clarksdaleeverythin a-lookin blue
I just can t be happyloveunless you re happy too
It s bad out there
Highwater everywhere
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