Joan Baez — Money for Floods

My name is Eliza I live by the river My daughter Louise Will be three in July If July ever comes It's beginning to feel Like the water will never Surrender the field Everyone knows Rivers will swell But they always find money They always find money They always find Money for floods The President came In a green helicopter He and the Governor Walked all around My sister broke down And he gave her a hug And told her he'd do Everything that he could Everyone knows Rivers will swell But they always find money They always find money They always find When I was sixteen I went out with a boy I'd tell you his name If I thought it would help He told me he loved me And tossed me a girl The bigger my belly The faster he ran Everyone knows Rivers will swell But they always find money They always find money They always find