when i woke this morning the rain was pouring down i was gonna marry a little river girljust over the bridge across town now i'm running up and down the river and my nerves are drivingme wild cause the bridge washed out i can't swim and my baby's on the other siderain oh rain stopped falling dark clouds hurry from the sky the preacher and my bride is awakeand my wedding bells are starting to chime i can't kiss and hold her and it's driving meout of my mindcallcause the bridge washed out i can't swim and my baby's on the other sidenow i got one foot in the water one foot solid on the ground i want to swim that original riverbut i know if i do i drown there's not a boat around me they've all gone outtime cause the bridgewashed out and I can'tswim and my baby's on theother sidecause thebridge washed out and Ican't swim and my baby'son the other sideyou