bridge washed out

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. 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'

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. the bridge washed out and i can't swim

and my baby's on the other side.