The sky is fallin' and the ground is reachin' up The river's goin' by and the water's gettin' high and I feel like givin' up Standin' in the downpour with these rainy day crossroad blues Got those woods on my left, city on my right, don't wanna sleep alone tonight again Hole in my coat, hole in my shoes, sittin' in Mobile singin' the blues about you Company people call my house most every day Won't let a body concentrate Gotta get some peace that way Waitin' for that water risin', think I'll put my guitar in my boat
'Cause I'm floatin' to the nearest levy just to lay down In that sand Just pickin' wild berries, gettin' stung by honey bees The Lord above and the devil below havin' a fight inside of me Thinkin' ' bout my gun, maybe that will set me free 'Cause thunder and lightnin' are trapped inside of me Innocent darlin' why you treat your daddy this way? The price of the question is a mighty hard price to pay 'Cause you brought these rainy day crossroad blues my way I can't take it no more