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| The bridge washed out
 I can't swim
 And my baby's on the other side
 
 When I awoke this mornin'
 The rain was pourin' down
 I was gonna wed a little river girl
 Just over the bridge across town
 Now I'm runnin' up and down the river
 And my nerves are drivin' me wild
 
 Because the bridge washed out
 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 warned my bride's a waitin'
 And the weddin' bells are startin' to chime
 I can't kiss and hold her
 It's drivin' me outta my mind
 
 Because the bridge washed out
 I can't swim
 And my baby's on the other side
 
 And now I've got one foot in the water
 But one foots solid on the ground
 I'd try to swim that ragin' old river
 But I know if I try I'll drown
 There's not one boat around me
 They've all gone out with the tide
 
 Because the bridge washed out
 I can't swim
 And my baby's on the other side
 'Cause the bridge washed out
 I can't swim
 And my baby's on the other side
 Written By: (J. Louis / S. Smith / M. Melshee)
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