Lonnie Johnson — South Bound Backwater lyrics

Lyrics

It’s been snowing forty days: and the ground is covered
with snow
I’m snow‑bound in my cabin: and ice up around my door
I woke up this morning: couldn’t even get out my door
I was snowbound in my cabin: had water seeping up through my floor
Snow begin melting: and the rain begin to fall
The backwaters done broke the levee: and I can’t stay
here no more
Rowed my boat: just about four miles across the pond
Backwater done wrecked my cabin: and there’s no place
that I can call my home