Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Crash on the levee mama,
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water's gonna overflow,
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swamp's gonna rise,
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no boat's gonna row.
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Now you can train on down to William's point,
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you can bust your feet,
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you can rock this joint.
[Refrain]
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But oh mama, ain't you gonna
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miss your best friend now.
B
You gonna have to find yourself
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another best friend somehow.
[Verse 2]
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Now don't you try and move me,
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you're just gonna lose.
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There's a crash on the levee
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and mama you been refused.
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Well it's sugar for sugar and it's salt for salt,
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if you go down in the flood
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it's gonna be your fault.
[Refrain]
A
But oh mama, ain't you gonna
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miss your best friend now.
B
You gonna have to find yourself
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another best friend somehow.
[Verse 3]
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Well that high tide's rising,
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mama don't you let me down.
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Pack up your suitcase,
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mama don't you make a sound.
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Now it's king for king, queen for queen,
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it's gonna be the meanest flood
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that anybody's seen.
[Refrain]
A
But oh mama, ain't you gonna
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miss your best friend now.
B
You gonna have to find yourself
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another best friend somehow.