Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge Well, I never will forget that ol' floatin' bridge Tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid
When I was goin' down I throwed up my hands Yeah, when I was goin' down I throwed up my hands Now, when I was goin' down I throwed up my hands Lord, please, please take me on dry land
Now, they carried me out the water an' they laid me on the bank Now, they carried me out the water an' they laid me on the bank They carried me out the water, they laid me on the bank About a gallon of muddy water I had drank
Now, they dried me off an' they laid me on the bed Now, they dried me off an' they laid me on the bed Now, they dried me off, they laid me on the bed Don't like muddy water runnin' through my head
Now, my mother often taught me, don't you be no bum But my mother often taught me, don't you be no bum But my mother often taught me, son, don't you be no bum Go somewhere, settle down, find you someone
Now, the people standin' on the bridge was screamin' an' cryin' Well, the people on the bridge was screamin' an' cryin' Now, the people on the bridge was standin' screamin' an' cryin' Lord, I thought sure 'nuff that I was dyin'
Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge I never will forget that ol' floatin' bridge Tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid They tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid