Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge Well, I never will forget that ol' floatin' bridge Tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid When I was goin' down I throwed up my hands Yeah, when I was goin' down I throwed up my hands Now, when I was goin' down I throwed up my hands Lord, please, please take me on dry land Now, they carried me out the water an' they laid me on the bank Now, they carried me out the water an' they laid me on the bank They carried me out the water, they laid me on the bank About a gallon of muddy water I had drank Now, they dried me off an' they laid me on the bed Now, they dried me off an' they laid me on the bed Now, they dried me off, they laid me on the bed Don't like muddy water runnin' through my head Now, my mother often taught me, don't you be no bum But my mother often taught me, don't you be no bum But my mother often taught me, son, don't you be no bum Go somewhere settle down find you someone Now, the people standin' on the bridge was screamin' an' cryin' Well, the people on the bridge was screamin' an' cryin' Now, the people on the bridge was standin' screamin' an' cryin' Lord, I thought sure that I was dyin' Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge I never will forget that ol' floatin' bridge Tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid Tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid