Up The Levee Way (for Jake Berry

Where daddy going mama
Where he been
Going on a killing
He’s going again
Took his shotgun mama
Took his hand ax blade
Going up the levee
To the parson’s shade

Got to see about a woman
Cut her children up
Threw them in the well
Then covered it up
All kind of evil mama
Down the levee way
Daddy been working
All down that way

Here comes daddy mama
His clothes all wet
He been to the river
Up to his chest
Daddy’s cursing at the river
Swinging his hand axe blade round
Daddy said he don’t want us round
Better get to the levee while the water’s down

Chorus:

Here comes evil up the levee way
Trouble comes floating up this way
Mama why daddy acting this way

- Chris Mansel