The waters rising and the rains still coming down Theres a river five feet deep running down main street Grab your children and head for higher ground 'Cause the dams broke loose And the floods gonna wash away this town
In the winter of 96 Too much snow, too much rain would mix And when that winter day turned warm Many a town will come to harm
And out on Chasebrook Road that night Thats where some people lost their lives One hundred feet wide and fifty feet deep Was a hole where the road used to be
The waters rising and the rains still coming down Theres a river five feet deep running down main street Grab your children and head for higher ground 'Cause the dams broke loose And the floods gonna wash away this town
Come hell or high water Starts meaning a whole lot more From Walton to Schoharie County No one knew how bad it would be
Some got out and walked away Theres other missing to this day Scraps of clothing and paper Float across the water where they once were
The waters rising and the rains still coming down Theres a river five feet deep running down main street Grab your children and head for higher ground 'Cause the dams broke loose And the floods gonna wash away this town