As it heard from Cave's version
on "Kicking Against The Pricks" album.

eMary, grab the H7baby, the river's erising
GMuddy water H7taking back the eland
H7The old-frame house, sehe can't take-a one more beating
GAin't no use to H7stay and make a estand

Well the morning light shows water in the valley
Daddy's grave just went below the line
Things to say, you just can't take'em with ya
This flood will swallow all you've left behind

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GWon't be back to start allD over
GCause what I felt before is gonH7e 

Mary, take the child, the river's rising
Muddy water taking back my home
The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here
Turn my back on what I've left below
Shifting land, broken farms around me
Muddy water's changing all I know

It's hard to say just what I'm losing
Ain't never felt so all alone

Mary, take the child, the river's rising
Muddy water taking back my home

Won't be back to start all over
Cause what I felt before is gone

Mary, take the child, the river's rising
Muddy water's changing all I know
Muddy water's changing all I know
Lord, this muddy water is taking back my home