DA The water line
DA Is mighty high
D It rained so hard
A Even my tears couldn't dry
DA And the valley went still
DA And all the lines went down
EDA The day the Mad River got a hold of this town
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E And the river rolls
DA One foot at a time
DE Over the bridges
DA And the old water lines
DE But there's hope in the valley
DA After the hundred year flood
DE Because the mad Mad River
DA Runs in our blood
 
DA Old lady jane
DA She refused to go
D She sat there on her porch
A As the water was touching her toes
DA And she closed her eyes
DA Softly singin a tune
EDA She said if the Mad River is goin then I'm goin too