Rise, rise and shine Shoes on again it's time You're working today Gonna have to pitch in while it's light If the creeks don't rise I hope to see tomorrow alright Watch my father's hand Plant some seeds again Hear my mother call the helpers in If the creeks don't rise We'll work 'til the light gets dim And if the creeks don't rise We'll work 'til the light gets dim Boy helpers start to feel sick Girl helpers But they keep working hard To send a little money back home 'Cause in Mexico Is where their family seeds are sown But now the sun parlour Is where they call their home Smell that water comin' Across the field I wanna get some I wanna get in the way Of that big ol' Irrigation gun Call all your friends Tell their parents They too can attend Come on farmers Come on trees Feel that coolness In the breeze 'Cause if the creeks don't rise We're gonna have a time And if the creeks don't rise We're gonna have a We're gonna have a time Night is comin' in And all the fields They are emptying We sit down to eat And I wrestle my dad to the ground With so much fun around We can't even hear the sound Rise, rise and shine Shoes on again it's time My brother and I hear a sound That sounds like a roar The creeks have risen Risen like never before The creeks have risen Like they've done before