title: Waist Deep In The Big Muddykey: Folkharp type: Chromaticgenre: Gskill: AnyWAIST DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDYBy: Pete SeegerBruce SpringsteenKey: G-4 -4 6 6 7 6 -7* -7* -7IT WAS BACK IN NINE-TEEN FOR-TY-TWO,7 7 7 6 6 6 6 -4 -5* 6I WAS A MEM-BER OF A GOOD PLA-TOON.-8 -8 -8 -8 -9 -8 -8 -8 10 10 -9 -8WE WERE ON MA-NEU-VERS IN-A LOO-ZI-AN-NA,-8 -8 -8 -8 -7 7 -7 -8ONE NIGHT BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.-8 -8 -8 -9 -8 -8 10 10 -9 -8THE CAP-TAIN TOLD US TO FORD A RIV-ER,-7 -7 6 7 -7 -8THAT’S HOW IT ALL BE-GUN.10 -8 10 -7* -7 7 -7* -7 7WE WERE — KNEE DEEP IN THE BIG MUD-DY,6 -5 6 6 6 -4 -5* 6BUT THE BIG FOOL SAID TO PUSH ON.THE SERGEANT SAID, “SIR, ARE YOU SURE,THIS IS THE BEST WAY BACK TO THE BASE?”“SERGEANT, GO ON! I FORDED THIS RIVER‘BOUT A MILE ABOVE THIS PLACE.IT’LL BE A LITTLE SOGGY BUT JUST KEEP SLOGGING.WE’LL SOON BE ON DRY GROUND.”WE WERE — WAIST DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDYAND THE BIG FOOL SAID TO PUSH ON.THE SERGEANT SAID, “SIR, WITH ALL THIS EQUIPMENTNO MAN WILL BE ABLE TO SWIM.”“SERGEANT, DON’T BE A NERVOUS NELLIE,”THE CAPTAIN SAID TO HIM.“ALL WE NEED IS A LITTLE DETERMINATION;MEN, FOLLOW ME, I’LL LEAD ON.”WE WERE — NECK DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDYAND THE BIG FOOL SAID TO PUSH ON.ALL AT ONCE, THE MOON CLOUDED OVER,WE HEARD A GURGLING CRY.A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE CAPTAIN’S HELMETWAS ALL THAT FLOATED BY.THE SERGEANT SAID, “TURN AROUND MEN!I’M IN CHARGE FROM NOW ON.”AND WE JUST MADE IT OUT OF THE BIG MUDDYWITH THE CAPTAIN DEAD AND GONE.WE STRIPPED AND DIVED AND FOUND HIS BODYSTUCK IN THE OLD QUICKSAND.I GUESS HE DIDN’T KNOW THAT THE WATER WAS DEEPERTHAN THE PLACE HE’D ONCE BEFORE BEEN.ANOTHER STREAM HAD JOINED THE BIG MUDDY‘BOUT A HALF MILE FROM WHERE WE’D GONE.WE WERE LUCKY TO ESCAPE FROM THE BIG MUDDYWHEN THE BIG FOOL SAID TO PUSH ON.WELL, I’M NOT GOING TO POINT ANY MORAL;I’LL LEAVE THAT FOR YOURSELFMAYBE YOU’RE STILL WALKING, YOU’RE STILL TALKINGYOU’D LIKE TO KEEP YOUR HEALTH.BUT EVERY TIME I READ THE PAPERSTHAT OLD FEELING COMES ON;WE’RE — WAIST DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDYAND THE BIG FOOL SAYS TO PUSH ON.WAIST DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDYAND THE BIG FOOL SAYS TO PUSH ON.WAIST DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDYAND THE BIG FOOL SAYS TO PUSH ON.WAIST DEEP! NECK DEEP! SOON EVEN ATALL MAN’LL BE OVER HIS HEAD, WE’REWAIST DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDY!AND THE BIG FOOL SAYS TO PUSH ON!