If the water rises higher I think I might just have to swim And if the river grows wider I think I might just throw myself in Well oh here it comes Oh here it comes Oh here it comes Sittin' here waitin' for the sun Hunny why'd you wait so long? Hunny why'd you wait so long? Sittin' there in that rocking chair Waitin' for your man to come Hunny why'd you wait so long? Well oh here he comes Oh here he comes Oh here he comes Told you that my man would come home! Well if the rocking chair don't get me That old colliger will Well if the turtledove is going to guide me
'Til my body is just a shell And oh here it comes Oh here it comes Oh here it comes Turtledove why don't you guide me home? Hunny why'd you wait so long? Hunny why'd you wait so long? Sittin' there in that rocking chair Waitin' for your man to come Hunny why'd you wait so long? Well oh here he comes Oh and here he comes Oh here he comes Told you that my man would come home! And if the water rises higher I think I might just have to swim And if the river grows wider I think I might throw myself in