[ti:Beouf River Road] [ar:Tony Joe White] [al:The Train I'm On] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Beouf River Road - Tony Joe White [00:08.18]There was a bad cloud in the north [00:11.04]When I woke up this morning [00:16.11]And to tell you all the truth [00:17.86]I was feeling kind of bad myself [00:24.19]I walked out on the porch [00:26.63]And the day was a dawning [00:31.57]It was such a blue day [00:33.34]That I wished I just stayed in bed [00:40.53]I heard the treefrogs calling [00:44.59]And then the rain started falling [00:47.27]Down on Beouf River Road [00:58.89]I looked up the dirt road [01:00.84]Lord and the water was rising [01:06.16]I'd seen the rain upon the water [01:09.07]And the little man dancing [01:14.37]My daddy said you all better [01:16.38]Get your things together [01:21.91]Cause old beouf river done [01:24.01]Overflowed his banks again [01:30.80]I picked up my cats and my coonhound [01:34.22]And we all had a laugh off some high brow [01:38.54]Away from Beouf River Road [02:00.11]Ever since the time that [02:01.53]I got old enough to remember [02:07.79]Old beouf river has flooded [02:10.00]Time and time again [02:14.71]But we'd always go back [02:16.76]And gather up all our belongings [02:22.98]And open up the windows and doors [02:25.14]And let the sunshine in [02:31.67]I know it may sound funny [02:35.34]But I won't trade it for no amount of money [02:40.25]My life in Beouf River Road