When the Levee Breaks Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Led Zeppelin IV(1971) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock |
Labels | Atlantic |
Ranked | #1 for 1971 , #12 all-time |
Album rating : 95.1 / 100
Votes : 109
Votes : 109
8. When the Levee Breaks (7:08)
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break, [X2]
When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, [X2]
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.
Don't it make you feel bad
When you're tryin' to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They go no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.
All last night sat on the levee and moaned, [X2]
Thinkin' about me baby and my happy home.
Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... Sorry but I can't take you...
Going down... going down now... going down....
When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, [X2]
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.
Don't it make you feel bad
When you're tryin' to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They go no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.
All last night sat on the levee and moaned, [X2]
Thinkin' about me baby and my happy home.
Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... Sorry but I can't take you...
Going down... going down now... going down....
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Led Zeppelin IV - Lyrics
1. Black Dog Lyrics | 2. Rock and Roll Lyrics |
3. The Battle of Evermore Lyrics | 4. Stairway to Heaven Lyrics |
5. Misty Mountain Hop Lyrics | 6. Four Sticks Lyrics |
7. Going to California Lyrics | ▶ 8. When the Levee Breaks Lyrics |
Led Zeppelin IV - Album Credits
Members
- Robert Plant : Vocals, Tambourine, Harmonica (track 8), Songwriting (all tracks)
- Jimmy Page : Guitars, Mandolin (track 3), Songwriting (all tracks)
- John Paul Jones : Bass, Electric Piano, Mellotron, Mandolin (track 7), Acoustic Guitar (track 3), Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 5, 8)
- John Bonham : Drums, Songwriting (tracks 2, 8)
Additional musicians
- Memphis Minnie : Songwriting (track 8)
- Sandy Denny : Vocals (track 3)
- Ian Stewart : Piano (track 2)
Other staff
- Jimmy Page : Producer, Mastering Engineer
- Peter Grant : Executive Producer
- George Chkiantz : Mixing Engineer
- Andy Johns : Engineer, Mixing Engineer
- Joe Sidore : Mastering (original 1984 cd release)
- George Marino : Remastering (1990 cd re-release)
- Barrington Colby M.O.M. : Artwork
- Graphreaks : Design Coordination
Best Led Zeppelin Songs
Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 99.6 | 49 | |
2 | Black Dog | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 96.8 | 31 | |
3 | Rock and Roll | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 96.3 | 32 | |
4 | Kashmir | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 98.3 | 14 | |
5 | Babe I'm Gonna Leave You | Led Zeppelin (1969) | 96.6 | 20 | |
6 | Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin III (1970) | 97 | 17 | |
7 | ▶ When the Levee Breaks | Led Zeppelin IV (1971) | 95.5 | 23 | |
8 | Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin II (1969) | 96.4 | 16 | |
9 | Dazed and Confused | Led Zeppelin (1969) | 95.9 | 18 | |
10 | Since I've Been Loving You | Led Zeppelin III (1970) | 96.1 | 16 | |
11 | In My Time Of Dying | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 96.5 | 12 | |
12 | Heartbreaker | Led Zeppelin II (1969) | 95.4 | 15 | |
13 | Achilles Last Stand | Presence (1976) | 96.3 | 10 | |
14 | Trampled Under Foot | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 96.3 | 10 | |
15 | The Rover | Physical Graffiti (1975) | 95.6 | 11 |
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