High Water from Swamp Blues by 8 Ball Aitken

Tracklist

5.	High Water	3:39

Lyrics

River rose in ‘62
When Mister Shelby still ploughed with a mule
Rain like hell, five days long
Knee deep in mud, drenched to the bone

High water ’ll come again someday
Build your levee in the earthen clay
High water ‘ll come again someday
Build your levee or you wash away

Ain’t seen the sun since I don’t know when
Bridge washed out, either sink or swim
Everything living just trying to survive
Lawless River so deep and wide

High water ’ll come again someday
Build your levee in the earthen clay
High water ‘ll come again someday
Build your levee or you wash away

If you live on the banks of the muddy water
Pack your suitcase and run for shelter
Better move on up to higher ground
Before that old devil comes to take you down

High water ’ll come again someday
Build your levee in the earthen clay
High water ‘ll come again someday
Build your levee or you wash away

High water ’ll come again someday
Build your levee in the earthen clay
High water ‘ll come again someday
Build your levee surely comes the rain

Credits

from Swamp Blues, track released February 2, 2018
Produced, engineered, and mixed by David Percefull
Assisted by 8 Ball Aitken & Adam J. Odor
Mastered by Adam J. Odor
Recorded, mixed and mastered at yellow DOG Studio, Wimberley, Texas, USA
Michael Caruana organ recorded at Percy Street Studio, Melbourne, Australia
Harmonica recorded at Wildlife Studio, Airlie Beach, Australia
Photography: Summer Rain Photography
Album artwork: Graphic House

8 Ball Aitken - Vocals, guitars, harmonica, 3-string cigar box, percussion, bass
Glenn Fukunaga - Upright and electric basses
JJ Johnson - Drums and percussion
David Percefull - Hammond organ
Michael Caruana – Hammond organ
Steve Littleton - Wah Hohner clavinet
Guthrie Kennard - Backing vocals
J Meridian - Backing vocals

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