Chickens crowin' in an old pine tree
Chickens crowin' in an old pine tree
Chickens crowin' in an old pine tree
Down in north carolina

Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Down in north carolina

River's up and I can't get across
River's up and I can't get across
River's up and I can't get across
Before the water rises

Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Down in north carolina

Stay all night and don't go in
Stay all night and don't go in
Stay all night and don't go in
Dance with me 'til mornin'

Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Down in north carolina

Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Down in north carolina

Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Waterbound and I can't get home
Down in north carolina

Copyright: Wixen Music Publishing
Writer(s): Francesco Turrisi, Rhiannon Giddens Laffan