Well, I know that I shouldn't have done it I know that it just wasn't right 'Cause they got me backed up to the Cotton Mouth River And I can't cross late at night Yeah, there's lots of stories told about the Cotton Mouth River They tell them time and again About the men who tried to cross that river by moonlight And never were heard from again If I had my life to live over I'd have gone to work that day Instead of goin' into town and shootin' him down For a thing I never heard him say Yeah, there's lots of stories told about the Cotton Mouth River They tell them time and again About the men who tried to cross that river by moonlight And never were heard from again
Well, I just made it through the canebrake And I got one foot in the mud I can hear the hounds a-bayin' but the snake around my ankle Is tellin' me my running' days are done Yeah, there's lots of stories told about the Cotton Mouth River They tell them time and again About the men who tried to cross that river by moonlight And never were heard from again Yeah, there's lots of stories told about the Cotton Mouth River They tell them time and again About the men who tried to cross that river by moonlight And never were heard from again
[00:06.59]Well, I know that I shouldn't have done it [00:10.82]I know that it just wasn't right [00:14.10]'Cause they got me backed up to [00:16.12]the Cotton Mouth River [00:17.80]And I can't cross late at night [00:21.22]Yeah, there's lots of stories [00:22.86]told about the Cotton Mouth River [00:25.77]They tell them time and again [00:28.50]About the men who tried to cross [00:30.54]that river by moonlight [00:32.46]And never were heard from again [00:37.83]If I had my life to live over [00:41.34]I'd have gone to work that day [00:44.55]Instead of goin' into town [00:46.52]and shootin' him down [00:48.31]For a thing I never heard him say [00:51.76]Yeah, there's lots of stories [00:53.23]told about the Cotton Mouth River [00:56.27]They tell them time and again [00:58.93]About the men who tried to cross [01:00.97]that river by moonlight [01:02.94]And never were heard from again [01:05.36] [01:07.76]Well, I just made it through the canebrake [01:11.78]And I got one foot in the mud [01:15.16]I can hear the hounds a-bayin' [01:17.02]but the snake around my ankle [01:18.85]Is tellin' me my running' days are done [01:22.33]Yeah, there's lots of stories [01:23.92]told about the Cotton Mouth River [01:27.04]They tell them time and again [01:29.72]About the men who tried to cross [01:31.72]that river by moonlight [01:33.48]And never were heard from again [01:36.62]Yeah, there's lots of stories [01:38.26]told about the Cotton Mouth River [01:41.36]They tell them time and again [01:44.10]About the men who tried to [01:45.57]cross that river by moonlight [01:48.09]And never were heard from again [01:50.29]
