TRACK TALK #292 Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)

CRASH ON THE LEVEE (DOWN IN THE FLOOD)
ALBUM : Greatest Hits Vol.II (1971) / The Basement Tapes (1975)
Recorded : Entre Juin et Septembre 1967 / 17 Novembre 1971
Released : 17 Novembre 1971 / 26 Juin 1975

Enregistré avec le Band lors des Basement Tapes puis avec Happy Traum pour le "Greatest Hits Vol.II" publié en 1971.

Première performance live : New York (1er Janvier 1972)
Dernière performance live : Karlstad (20 Octobre 2005)
Total : 177 fois.



Lyrics
Crash on the levee, mama
Water's gonna overflow
Swamp's gonna rise
No boat's gonna row
Now, you can train on down
To Williams Point
You can bust your feet
You can rock this joint
But oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
You're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow

Now, don't you try an' move me
You're just gonna lose
There's a crash on the levee
And, mama, you've been refused
Well, it's sugar for sugar
And salt for salt
If you go down in the flood
It's gonna be your own fault
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
You're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow

Well, that high tide's risin'
Mama, don't you let me down
Pack up your suitcase
Mama, don't you make a sound
Now, it's king for king
Queen for queen
It's gonna be the meanest flood
That anybody's seen
Oh mama, ain't you gonna miss your best friend now?
Yes, you're gonna have to find yourself
Another best friend, somehow

voici ma version live favorite :

- berkeley 26/05/95

La toute dernière performance du morceau, démente (comme souvent) :