Lyrics Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - Pete Seeger
It
was
back
in
nineteen
forty-two
I
was
a
member
of
a
good
platoon
We
were
on
maneuvers
in
Louisiana
One
night
by
the
light
of
the
moon
The
captain
told
us
to
ford
a
river
That's
how
it
all
begun
We
were
knee
deep
in
the
Big
Muddy
The
big
fool
said
to
push
on
Well,
the
Sergeant
said,
"Sir,
are
you
sure
This
is
the
best
way
back
to
the
base?"
"Sergeant,
go
on,
I
forded
this
river
'Bout
a
mile
above
this
place
It'll
be
a
little
soggy
but
just
keep
slogging
We'll
soon
be
on
dry
ground"
We
were
waist
deep
in
the
Big
Muddy
The
big
fool
said
to
push
on
Well,
the
Sergeant
said,
"Sir,
with
all
this
equipment
No
man
will
be
able
to
swim"
"Sergeant,
don't
be
a
Nervous
Nellie"
The
Captain
said
to
him
"All
we
need
is
a
little
determination
Men,
follow
me,
I'll
lead
on"
We
were
neck
deep
in
the
Big
Muddy
The
big
fool
said
to
push
on
Well,
all
at
once,
the
moon
clouded
over
We
heard
a
gurgling
cry
A
few
seconds
later,
the
captain's
helmet
Was
all
that
floated
by
The
Sergeant
said,
"Turn
around
men
I'm
in
charge
from
now
on"
And
we
just
made
it
out
of
the
Big
Muddy
With
the
captain
dead
and
gone
We
stripped
and
dived
and
found
his
body
Stuck
in
the
old
quicksand
I
guess
he
didn't
know
that
the
water
was
deeper
Than
the
place
he'd
once
before
been
Another
stream
had
joined
the
Big
Muddy
'Bout
a
half
mile
from
where
we'd
gone
We
were
lucky
to
escape
from
the
Big
Muddy
When
the
big
fool
said
to
push
on
Well,
I'm
not
going
to
point
any
moral
I'll
leave
that
for
yourself
Maybe
you're
still
walking,
you're
still
talking
You'd
like
to
keep
your
health
But
every
time
I
read
the
papers
Them
old
feeling
come
on
We're
waist
deep
in
the
Big
Muddy
The
big
fool
says
to
push
on
Waist
deep,
neck
deep
Soon
even
a
tall
man
will
be
over
his
head,
We're
waist
deep
in
the
Big
Muddy
The
big
fool
says
to
push
on
1 Living In the Country
2 My Oklahoma Home Blowed Away
3 Get Up and Go
4 Oh, Had I a Golden Thread
5 Never Wed An Old Man
6 Queen Anne Front
7 Cryderville Jail
8 Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
9 This Land Is Your Land
10 Draft Dodger Rag
11 The Pill
12 Where Have All the Flowers Gone
13 My Name Is Liza Kalvelage
14 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
15 Guantanamera
16 Last Train to Nuremberg
17 Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
18 Oh, Freedom
19 We Shall Overcome
20 Coal Creek March
21 Pretty Boy Floyd
22 Hobo's Lullaby
23 Aimee Semple McPherson
24 The Cowboy's Lament
25 Jesse James
26 Belle Starr
27 Harry Sims
28 Mrs. McGrath
29 Jay Goulds Daughter
30 Nameless Lick
31 What Did You Learn In School Today?
32 Henry My Son
33 Put Your Finger In The Air
34 Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
35 This Old Car
36 Be Kind To Your Parents
37 Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase
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