I went out late one night With the moon and stars oh shining bright Storm come up and the trees come down I tell ya' boys I was water-bound Water-bound on a stranger's shore With the river rising to my door Carried my home to the field below I'm water-bound nowhere to go Carved my name on an old barn wall And no one knew I was there at all Steeples try on a winter's night If you turn your head you can see the light Black hair crawling on an old box car A rusty door and a falling star I ain't got a dime in my nation's safe I'm water-bound and I can't get back It's "I'm gone and I wont be back" If you don't believe me count my tracks That river is long and that river's wide I'm gonna meet you boys on the other side So say my name and don't forget That water still ain't got me yet It ain't nothin' but I'm abound to row I'm water-bound and I can't get home