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I gave notice, and headed for the door
Told 'em all I'd see 'em when, when I was no more
Went to see my mother, hate to see her cry
Saw to it that she had got, enough to get her by

Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin',      Gotta get goin'
If, God willin', the creek don't rise
Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin',      Gotta get goin'
If, God willin', the creek don't rise

I untied my pony, skinny as a hound
Kissed'er with my bootheel, until we made some ground
Pointed all my compasses away from where I came
and rode from Frederick County with a dollar to my name

Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin',      Gotta get goin'
If, God willin', the creek don't rise
Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin',      Gotta get goin'
If, God willin', the creek don't rise

Stopped in Harper's Ferry, for a weary night
Thought I'd make a friend or two, by getting in a fight
Sipped a bit much whiskey, and said a couple words  
Kissed the preacher's daughter and flipped a couple birds

Overstayed my welcome, in the first degree
It's half past ten now, I got here 10:03
Ran out to my stallion, voluntarily
They bid me farewell, with the infantry

Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin'
If, God willin', the creek don't rise
Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin',      Gotta get goin'
If, God willin', the creek don't rise

I traveled through October, the mountains and the plains
Hoping all the losses, won't outweigh the gains
A longing for my hometown, froze me like the ice
But dreams of Frederick County and my Mother will suffice

A letter from brother, to me was addressed
I still don't understand just how it found me in the west
I read it 20 times or more and I still can't put it down
The creek it swelled beyond the banks and swallowed up the town

So I Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin',      Gotta get goin'
If, God willin', the creek don't rise
Gotta get goin',     Gotta get goin',      Gotta get goin'
If, God willin', the creek don't rise
If, God willin', the creek don't rise
If, God willin', the creek don't rise
If, God willin', the creek don't rise
I Gotta Get Goin'

c. 2022 Goodnight, Texas - Seriously Serious Songs (ASCAP) / Porch Couch Songs (ASCAP)

Avi Vinocur - Vocals, Mandolin, Banjo, Drums
Patrick Dyer Wolf - Backing Vocals
Scott Griffin Padden - Bass, Percussion
Adam Nash - Slide Guitar, Violin
Kelly McFarling - Backing Vocals

Appears on the 2022 Album ‘How Long Will It Take Them To Die’
Recorded by Goodnight, Texas
Mixed by Scott McDowell
Mastered by Jonathan Kirchner