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  1. Tracks
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  4. When the Levee Breaks (Live From London)

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Sandi Thom

When the Levee Breaks (Live From London)

Release date: 5th October 2012

From Live From London 2010
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"When the Levee Breaks (Live From London)" is a track by Sandi Thom, from the album Live From London 2010, released 5th October 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

When the Levee Breaks (Live From London)

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break

If it keeps on raining, the levee's going to break

When the levee breaks, have no place to stay

[Verse 2]

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, oh

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan

It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home

Oh well, oh well, oh well, ooh

[Bridge]

Oh, don't it make you feel bad

When you're trying to find your way home?

You don't know which way to go

If you're going down south

They got no work to do

If you're going north to Chicago

Ah, ah, ah, hey

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good

No, crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good

When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move, ooh

[Verse 4]

All last night I sat on the levee and moaned

All last night, sat on the levee and moaned

I'm thinking about my baby and my happy home

Oh-ho

[Bridge]

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah

Oh, oh

[Outro]

Going

I'm going to Chicago

Going to Chicago

Sorry, but I can't take you, ah

Going down, going down now

Going down, I'm going down now

Going down, going down

Going down, going down

Oh...

Going down, going down now

Going down, going down now

Going down, going down now

Going down, going, dow- dow- dow- dow- down, now

Ooh, ooh

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Track details

From Live From London 2010

2012
Album
Live From London 2010
Live From London 2010
Sandi Thom
Release year
2012
  1. —When the Levee Breaks (Live From London)

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