My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord. My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord. Minha mãe sempre me ensinou que as coisas boas vêm da adversidade se colocarmos a nossa fé no Senhor. We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when they We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when they Não conseguiamos ver muito bem nas águas de inundação, quando were causing us to have to leave home, were causing us to have to leave home, tivemos que sair de casa But when the water went down, But when the water went down, Mas quando a água baixou, We found that it had washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our land. We found that it had washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our land. Descobrimos que ele tinha lavado uma carga de terra rica preta em toda a nossa terra. The following year we had the best cotton crop we'd ever had. The following year we had the best cotton crop we'd ever had. No ano seguinte, tivemos a melhor colheita de algodão que nós já tivemos. I remember hearing: I remember hearing: Lembro-me de ouvir: How high's the water, mama? How high's the water, mama? Em que altura está a agua, mamãe? Two feet high and risin' Two feet high and risin' dois pés e subindo How high's the water, papa? How high's the water, papa? Em que altura está a agua , papai? Two feet high and risin' Two feet high and risin' dois pés e subindo We can make it to the road in a homemade boat We can make it to the road in a homemade boat Nos podemos atravessar a estrava em um barco feito em casa That's the only thing we got left that'll float That's the only thing we got left that'll float Essa é a única coisa que resta que vai flutuar It's already over all the wheat and the oats, It's already over all the wheat and the oats, Já esta acima de todo o trigo e a aveia, Two feet high and risin' Two feet high and risin' dois pés e subindo How high's the water, mama? How high's the water, mama? Em que altura está a agua, mamãe? Three feet high and risin' Three feet high and risin' tres pés e subindo How high's the water, papa? How high's the water, papa? Em que altura está a agua , papai? Three feet high and risin' Three feet high and risin' tres pés e subindo Well, the hives are gone, Well, the hives are gone, Bem, as colmeias se foram, I've lost my bees I've lost my bees Eu perdi minhas abelhas The chickens are sleepin' The chickens are sleepin' As galinhas estão dormindo In the willow trees In the willow trees Nos salgueiros Cow's in water up past her knees, Cow's in water up past her knees, A vacas estão com agua até o joelho, Three feet high and risin' Three feet high and risin' tres pés e subindo How high's the water, mama? How high's the water, mama? Em que altura está a agua, mamãe? Four feet high and risin' Four feet high and risin' quatro pés e subindo How high's the water, papa? How high's the water, papa? Em que altura está a agua , papai? Four feet high and risin' Four feet high and risin' quatro pés e subindo Hey, come look through the window pane, Hey, come look through the window pane, Ei, venha e olhe pela janela, The bus is comin', gonna take us to the train The bus is comin', gonna take us to the train O ônibus está vindo, vai nos levar para o comboio Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain, Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain, Parece que vamos ser abençoados com um pouco mais de chuva , 4 feet high and risin' 4 feet high and risin' quatro pés e subindo How high's the water, mama? How high's the water, mama? Em que altura está a agua, mamãe? Five feet high and risin' Five feet high and risin' Cinco Pés de Altura e Subindo How high's the water, papa? How high's the water, papa? Em que altura está a agua , papai? Five feet high and risin' Five feet high and risin' Cinco Pés de Altura e Subindo Well, the rails are washed out north of town Well, the rails are washed out north of town Bem, os trilhos são lavados ao norte da cidade We gotta head for higher ground We gotta head for higher ground estamos em direção as terras mais altas We can't come back till the water comes down, We can't come back till the water comes down, Não podemos voltar até que a água baixe, Five feet high and risin' Five feet high and risin' Cinco Pés de Altura e Subindo Well, it's five feet high and risin' Well, it's five feet high and risin' Bem, são cinco pés e subindo