The Doobie Brothers Black Water

Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'
Ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name
Catfish are jumpin'
That paddle wheel thumpin'
Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

Well, if it rains, I don't care
Don't make no difference to me
Just take that street car thats goin' up town
Yeah, I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
And dance a honky tonk
And I'll be buyin' ev'rybody drinks all 'roun'

Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Old black water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand pretty mama
Come and dance with your daddy all night long
I want to honky tonk, honky tonk, honky tonk
With you all night long

Lyrics

[genius]

Ain't got no worries, no hurry at all...truly living!!

[konversion]

I've no idea what it is about this song because it came out five years before I was born and is completely outside of my normal musical wheelhouse (I listen to mostly heavy metal or electronic music) but it's an absolutely work of art. Fun to listen to with its hooks without sounding like it's trying to be catchy and I always welcome whenever I randomly have it pop into my head.

[bernardbarbour]

If you're listing to this in #postcovid, give yourself a pat on the back. You have class in music my friend, amen!

[bennybowers]

Growing up with hippies as parents I remember listen to this music when I was a little kid playing on the radio and that's what made me fall in love with it so I guess I'm a hippie to

[johnjaeger]

First time I heard this song was when I was in boot camp, early 1975, in my DI's office only because I was elected as the platoon secretary and he had the radio on...

[donnyboy]

usually aint into southern music but this is the shit to listen to when fishin in the bayou

[reyferdinand]

I just saw a 50th anniversary concert of these guys performing this song and i loved it. Timeless group and extremely talented. So many great singers in one group!

[johnathand]

Some of the most beautiful music ever made

[sisterearthful]

I don't why this song has been an ear worm since yesterday? It's a cool and awesome song but its been years since I've listened to it? I remember waiting for the bus and this song kept playing..Thanks Doobie Brothers.

[melvintownsend]

Finally find this song by luck tonight use to here it when I was in my friend car around 2003 and 2005 gald I found it

[debbieswimmer]

They sure don't make this stuff anymore! I absolutely love it! Classic! 🔥🔥😍

[weskarcher]

I was an 80's kid but this song is the jam!

[PedroGarcia-cedn]

El Fin de los Tiempos, tarde demasiado en encontrar esta canción pero al fin me la puedo sacar de la cabeza

[r.raykrishna]

Travelled to Mississippi some years ago and this song just kept playing in my mind.

[kuuipopakalolo]

Still knee slapin in 2019
🌺🌺🌺Aloha🌺🌺🌺

[meghanschuler]

Why does supernatural always end the best songs right before the best part- cause then i get it stuck in my head and all day I'm singing it till i finally look it up.

[mikeraatz]

my wife and I dance to this song in front of our 6 year old grandson are 6 year old grandson said geez papa you an Gramma can dance with a smile I said yep and so Grandma said you can swear to this song he smiled

[thtgirl_lilvick]

this song makes me wanna grab a beer and dance in a field

[pattonjeffrey]

Joint on my lips, beer in one hand, rod in the other, blasting this on the speaker. 🚬😎🍺🎣🎧

[eloisadiaz]

I love this song so much. The violin part the best for me along with the guitar. Awesome rythms of my childhood