Mississippi Levee

Been workin’ on de levee,
Workin’ like a tuck-tail dog.
Workin’ on de levee
Like a tuck-tail dog.
When this flood is over,
Gonna sleep like a water-log.

Don’t know why I build this levee
And de levee don’t do no good.
Don’t know why I build this levee
When de levee don’t do no good.
I pack a million bags o’ sand
But de water still makes a flood.

Levee, levee,
How high have you got to be?
Levee, levee,
How high have you got to be
To keep them cold muddy waters
From washin’ over me?