Crash on the levee, mama,
Water's gonna overflow,
Swamp's gonna rise,
No boat's gonna row
Now, you can train on down
To Williams Point,
You can bust your feet,
You can rock this joint
But oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
You're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow

Now, don't you try an' move me,
You're just gonna lose
There's a crash on the levee
And, mama, you've been refused
Well, it's sugar for sugar
And salt for salt,
If you go down in the flood,
It's gonna be your own fault
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
You're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow

Well, that high tide's risin',
Mama, don't you let me down
Pack up your suitcase,
Mama, don't you make a sound
Now, it's king for king,
Queen for queen,
It's gonna be the meanest flood
That anybody's seen
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
Yes, you're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow