If it keeps on rainin' that levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin' that levee's goin' to break
And when the levee breaks you'll have no place to stay

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home

Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good, no
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move, yeah yeah
All last night, I sat on the levee and moaned
All last night, I sat on the levee and moaned
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy happy home

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Writer(s): James Patrick Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Robert Anthony Plant