The bridge washed out and I can't swim
and my baby's on the other side
When I woke up this mornin'
the rain was a -pourin' down
I was gonna wet a little river, girl,
just over the bridge cross town
I'm a -runnin' up and down the river
and my nerves are drivin' me wild
Cause the bridge washed out
and I can't swim
and my baby's on the other side
Rain, oh rain, stop a -fallin'
Dark clouds hurry from the sky
The preacher and my bride's a -waitin'
And my wedding bells are startin' to chime
I can't kiss and hold her
And it's drivin' me out of my mind
Cause the bridge washed out
and I can't swim
and my baby's on the other side
I've got one foot in the water,
one foot solid on the ground
I'd like to swim that raging old river,
but I know if I try I'm gonna drown
Hell, there's not a boat around me,
they've all gone out with the tide
Yeah, the bridge washed out,
and I can't swim,
and my baby's on the other side
And the bridge washed out,
and I can't swim
And the baby's on the other side