There's a river runs through this valley

Cold and deep and black

Comin' like a tombstone shadow across my back

Trouble river, six foot high and rising

Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'

I woke up last night shakin'

Shakin' from a dream

That all I seen was smiling faces staring back at me

Trouble river, six foot high and rising

Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'

Snakes crawling in the hi house I'm stuck in muddy ground

Tonight I'm gonna shed this skin

And I'll be breathin' free air now

Trouble river, six foot high and rising

Trouble river, I can't keep from cryin'