[Intro] [Verse 1] If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break If it keeps on raining, the levee's going to break [Chorus 1] When the levee breaks, have no place to stay [Verse 2] Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, oh Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan [Chorus 2] It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home Oh well, oh well, oh well, ooh [Bridge 1] Oh, don't it make you feel bad When you're trying to find your way home You don't know which way to go If you're going down south, they got no work to do If you're going north to Chicago Ah, ah, ah, hey [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good No, crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good [Chorus 3] When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move, ooh [Verse 4] All last night I sat on the levee and moaned All last night, sat on the levee and moaned Thinking about my baby and my happy home Oh-ho [Bridge 2] Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah Oh, oh [Outro] Going I'm going to Chicago Going to Chicago Sorry, but I can't take you, ah Going down, going down now Going down, I'm going down now Going down, going down Going down, going down Oh... Going down, going down now Going down, going down now Going down, going down now Going down, going, dow- dow- dow- dow- down, now Ooh, ooh