Waters Are A Risin'
Words by Woody Guthrie, Music by Dropkick Murphys
Contact Publisher - Woody Guthrie Publications/BMG Chrysalis
Oh the waters are arising
The waters are arising
The waters are arising
The old ship’s going down
Torpedo hit our Number two hatch close to
the engine room
I heard the Bosun yelling “they’ll shoot
the second soon”
Torpedo in the engine room
(Torpedo in the engine room)
Torpedo in the engine room
The old ship’s going down
We ran out to our lifeboats scared as mice
beside our boats
In less than 10 minutes
Everyone was tellin’ jokes
Oh the waters are arising
The waters are arising
The waters are arising
The old ship’s going down
I ran back for your picture and
she was trembling still
When I got back they were shooting dice for greenback
dollar bills
She’s a rocking and a reeling
(She’s a rocking and a reeling)
She’s a rocking and a reeling
The old ship’s going down
She’s a rocking and a reeling
(She’s a rocking and a reeling)
She’s a rocking and a reeling
The old ship’s going down
One boy passed his jug around
We couldn’t strike no lights
But the liquor kept my belly warm and fixed my business
right
Oh the waters are arising
The waters are arising
The waters are arising
The old ship’s going down
Oh the waters are arising
The waters are arising
The waters are arising
The old ship’s going down
The waters are arising
The old ship’s going down
© Copyright Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. (BMI) & Dummy Luck Music/Kobalt Music Publishing (ASCAP)
|
