(The bridge washed out and I can`t swim and my baby`s on the other side)
When I awke this a morning the rain was a pouring down
I was gonna wed the little river girl just over the bridge across town
Now I`m a runnin` up and down the river and my nerves are drivin` me wild
Because the bridge washed out I can`t swim and my baby`s on the other side
Rain oh rain stop a fallin` dark clouds hurry from the sky
The preacher and my bride is a waitin` and the weddin` bells are starting to chime
I can`t kiss and hold her and it`s driving me out of my mind
The bridge washed out and I can`t swim and my baby`s on the other side
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Now I got one foot in the water the other foot solid on the ground
When I try to swim that ragin` ol` river I know if I try I`d drown
There`s not a boat around me they walked on out with the tide
And the bridge washed out and I can`t swim and my baby`s on the other side
Rain oh rain stop a fallin`...
The bridge washed out and I can`t swim and my baby`s on the other side