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If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to breakIf it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to breakAnd the water gonna come in, have no place to stayWell all last night I sat on the levee and moanWell all last night I sat on the levee and moanThinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy homeIf it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to breakIf it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to breakAnd all these people have no place to stayNow look here, Mama, what am I to do?Now look here, Mama, what am I to do?I ain't got nobody to tell my troubles toI works on the levee, Mama, both night and dayI works on the levee, Mama, both night and dayI ain't got nobody, keep the water awayOh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no goodOh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no goodWhen the levee breaks, Mama, you got to loseI works on the levee, Mama, both night and dayI works on the levee, Mama, both night and dayLetras de cancionesI works so hard, to keep the water awayI had a woman, she wouldn't do for meI had a woman, she wouldn't do for meI'm goin' back to my used-to-beI's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moanI's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moanGonna leave my baby, and my happy home From Letras Mania