Sonny Landreth - Levee Town lyrics

Sunlight blinking through the cypress knees Lays shadow steps in front of Jacob and me As if we're guided by the heavens' eye On a ladder road down to the levee town Quick as lightning, news is frightening Kayla, my neighbor, where you running to? Yelling, "Thunder! The prophets have not blundered The great locks are opening soon." The river is high and the sandbags are sinking low Whoa, they're rocking the cradle But some day we'll rock-a-bye and roll Out the red carpet 'long the Atchafalaya And we'll snake up the river and rejoice in style Break out a bottle of fine gulping wine And raise Cain down in the levee town I heard old Moses was hired to go By the Corps of Engineers to run this show Out of the Basin, two by two Just ask Noah, he knows what to do The river is high and the sandbags are sinking low Whoa, they're rocking the cradle But some day we'll rock-a-bye and roll Out the red carpet 'long the Atchafalaya And we'll snake up the river and rejoice in style Break out a bottle of fine gulping wine And raise Cain down in the levee town In the eye of the storm, we will face our fears At the reckoning place, all channels wind up here Live oaks point the way with twisted trunks under mossy drapes So pull back the curtain, the Devil be damned Into the fog, we will make our stand But the word gets around, so don't be surprised At who shows up down in the levee town The river is high and the sandbags are sinking low Hey, they're rocking the cradle But some day rock-a-bye and roll Out the red carpet 'long the Atchafalaya And we'll snake up the river and rejoice in style Break out a bottle of fine gulping wine And raise Cain down in the levee town