Well, she's got me over deep waters 
She's got me out on a limb 
She's sawed it out from under me 
And I ain't even learned to swim. 

I keep a-scrathing at the muddy bank 
But all I do is slide 
I keep a-begging of her to love me 
But just to be denied. 

Well, somerbodies gonna get wet 
Somebodies gonna drown 
It looks to me like if this will be 
My third time down. 

Well she wanted me to take her boatin' 
She just wants to paddle around 
And her I am twenty miles from shore 
And she throwed my paddler down 

She pulled my cork from the boat 
And here I'm a-sinking fast 
If someone won't come rescue me 
I don't know how long I'll last. 

'Cause, somerbodies gonna get wet 
Somebodies gonna drown 
It looks to me like this will be 
My third time down. 

Well, she wanted me to take her a-wadin' 
She just wants to wet her feet 
But here I am up to my neck 
In the middle of the famous old creek. 

I keep a-scrathing at the muddy bank 
But all I do is slide 
I keep a-begging for her to love me 
But just to be denied. 

So, somerbodies gonna get wet 
Somebodies gonna drown 
It looks to me like if this will be 
My third time down...