Ripples in the water break the rhythm of the rain There's something at the bottom of that lake called Pontchartrain Two days deep and rotting, no one sits upon the grave Death could never hold him, now the levee's about to break Roll up your caddy, baby I've got my nine I see the fire burning Something's wrong on the river Something's wrong on the river tonight Your daddy said I'm trouble Turns out he's right They'll never find him now But something's wrong on the river Something's wrong on the river tonight And he's rising with the tide We tried to hide it But he'll never let us go She sold her mother's ring Never left New Orleans So we put him down below Or we thought so Roll up your caddy, baby I've got my nine I see the fire burning Something's wrong on the river Something's wrong on the river tonight Your daddy said I'm trouble Turns out he's right They'll never find him now But something's wrong on the river Something's wrong on the river tonight ♪ Roll up your caddy, baby I've got my nine I see the fire burning Something's wrong on the river Something's wrong on the river tonight Your daddy said I'm trouble Turns out he's right They'll never find him now But something's wrong on the river Something's wrong on the river tonight Roll up your caddy, baby I've got my nine I see the fire burning Something's wrong on the river Something's wrong on the river tonight Your daddy said I'm trouble Turns out he's right They'll never find him now But something's wrong on the river Something's wrong on the river tonight