Song Description
A song that tells a story about the annual flood that happens in the Red River Valley that runs through Manitoba,Canada,North Dakota and Minnesota, USA
| Song Length |
3:28 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Distressed |
Subject |
Region, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springsteen |
| |
Lyrics
Red River
©2010 B.Gerrish/SOCAN
Verse 1
There's a big ice jam caught upstream
It's looks' like we got trouble like we've ever seen
Spring thaw runnin' off too fast
The banks of this old river won't last
Chorus
Waitin' on the Red River to rise. Waitin' on the Red, Red River to rise
Verse 1
Lots of hands fillin' bags of sand, It's a race against time
They're breakin' down over in Fargo now,
They're fallin' way behind
Chorus
Waitin' on the Red River to rise. Waitin' on the Red, Red River to rise
Bridge
Mothers grab your children. Pack 'em into the truck
Best get to higher ground now, water's coming up.
SOLO
Maybe it's time to get out of Dodge, slap up a for sale sign,
Head out to the Twin Cities, leave this place behind
Verse 2
There's a high pressure building bringin' more warm weather
Melting away the snow
If it don't get back to freezing, to slow this flood season
It's bound to bust loose and lgo
Chorus
Waitin' on the Red River to rise. Waitin' on the Red, Red River to rise