When I awoke this morning, the rain was a-pourin' down
I was goin' away to Little River Gale, just over the bridge across town
Now I'm runnin' up and down the river, and my nerves are drivin' me wild
And the bridge washed out, and I can't swim, and my baby's on the other side
Well, the rain, oh, the rain stopped my fallin'
Dark clouds hurry from the sky
The preacher and my brides are waitin'
And my wedding bells are startin' to chime
Well, I keep kissin' a-holdin'
And it's drivin' me out of my mind
Cause the bridge washed out, and I can't swim, and my baby's on the other side
Now I got one foot in the water
The other foot's solid on the ground
I tried to swim at a rage in a river
But I know if I try, I'm gonna drown
There's not a boat around me
They've all gone out with the tide
And the bridge washed out, and I can't swim, and my baby's on the other side
Well, the rain, oh, the rain stopped my fallin'
Dark clouds hurry from the sky
The preacher and my brides are waitin'
And my wedding bells are startin' to chime
Well, I keep kissin' a-holdin'
And it's drivin' me out of my mind
Cause the bridge washed out, and I can't swim, and my baby's on the other side
The bridge washed out, and I can't swim, and my baby's on the other side