The Big Muddy

Dadd Billy had a mistress down on A and 12th Dadd She was that little something that he did for himself Dadd2 His own little secret didn't hurt nobody G Come the afternoon he'd take her wadin' Dadd Waist deep in the big muddy Dadd Waist deep in the big muddy G Dadd You start out standing but end up crawlin' sonny Dadd Got in some trouble and needed a hand from a friend of mine Dadd This old friend he had a figure in mind Dadd2 Dadd It was nothing illegal just a little bit funny G He said, "C'mon don't tell me that the rich don't know sonny Sooner or later it ll comes down to money." Dadd And you're waist deep in the big muddy Dadd Waist deep in the big muddy G Dadd You start on higher ground but end up crawlin' sonny G Well I had a friend sid, "You watch what you do Dadd Poison snake bites you and you're poison too" Dadd How beautiful the river flows and the birds they sing Dadd But you and I we're messier things Dadd2 There ain't no one leavin' this world buddy G Without their shirttail dirty Or their hands bloody Dadd And you're waist deep in the big muddy Dadd Waist deep in the big muddy G Dadd You start on higher ground but end up crawlin' sonny Dadd Waist deep in the big muddy G Dadd You start on higher ground but end up somehow crawlin' sonny Dadd Waist deep in the big muddy Dadd Waist deep in the big muddy