Muddy Water

MUDDY WATER
By Roger Miller
From: “Big River”
Key: C

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Look out for me, oh mud-dy wa-ter
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Your mys-ter-ies are deep and wide
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And I got a need for go-in’ some place
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And I got a need to climb 
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Up-on your back and ride

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You can look for me when you see me com-in'
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I may be run-nin' I don't know
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I may be tired and run-nin' fe-ver
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But I'll be head-in south 
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for the mouth of the O-hi-o

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So look out for me, oh mud-dy wa-ter
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Your mys-ter-ies are deep and wide
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And I got a need for go-in’ some place
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And I got a need to climb 
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Up-on your back and ride

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Well, I been down to the pain and sor-row
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Of no to-mor-rows com-in' in
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But I put my pole to the riv-er bot-tom
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And I got-ta hide some place 
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and find my-self a-gain

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Look out for me, oh mud-dy wa-ter
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Your mys-ter-ies are deep and wide
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And I got a need for go-in’ some place
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And I got a need to climb 
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Up-on your back and ride