Beouf River Road Tony Joe White

There was a bad cloud in the north
When I woke up this morning
And to tell you all the truth
I was feeling kind of bad myself
I walked out on the porch

And the day was a-dawning
It was such a blue day
That I wished I just stayed in bed
I heard the tree-frogs calling
And then the rain started falling
Down on Beouf River Road

I looked up the dirt road
Lord and the water was rising
I'd seen the rain upon the water
And the little man dancing

My daddy said you all better get your things together
'Cause old Beouf river done overflowed his banks again
I picked up my cats and my coon-hound
And we all headed off for some higher ground
Away from Beouf River Road

Ever since the time that I got old enough to remember
Old Beouf river has flooded time and time again
But we'd always go back
And gather up all our belongings