Intro:
The bridge washed out and I can't swim
And my baby's on the other side

Well when I woke up this mornin' the rain was a-pourin' down
I was gonna wed me a little river girl just over the bridge across town
I'm 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 fallin' dark clouds hurry from the sky
The preacher and my bride is a-waitin'
And my weddin' bells are startin' to chime
I can't kiss and hold her and it's drivin' me outta my mind
The bridge washed out and I can't swim
And my baby's on the other side

Now I got one foot in the water the other foot solid on the ground
When I try to swim that ragin' old river I know if I try I'll drown
There's not a boat around me they've all gone out with the tide
And the bridge washed out and I can't swim
And my baby's on the other side

Repeat #2

The bridge washed out and I can't swim
And my baby's on the other side