[Verse 1] Hey, baby I just asked your daddy If I could take your hand He said, “Boy, over my dead body” Guess I aren’t his kind of man But I love you and you love me So, baby I got to plan We’ll push my truck off of Red Top Bridge Right below the Jackson Dam [Chorus] Hey, they’ll be dragging the river Catching nothing but an old catfish They’ll be dragging the river That’ll show that son of a bitch [Verse 2] It’s been raining for the last two weeks So the water’s up good and high We’ll just wait ’til it’s good n’ late So there aren’t nobody passing by I’ll call my cousin He’ll pick us up an’ take us to the Greyhound Bus We’ll be standing in front of that preacher By the time they’re looking for us [Chorus] And they’ll be dragging the river But they aren’t going to find a thing They’ll be dragging the river I’ll be wearing me a diamond ring Ah, we’re going to show them [Verse 3] I know that it might sound crazy Just a little bit too extreme But to get some of your sweet loving Baby, I’d do anything Sooner or later They’ll find my letter saying that we’re alright We’ll be rocking at the Red Roof Inn This time tomorrow night [Chorus] And they’ll be dragging the river Saying, “Lord, what a crying’ shame” They’ll be dragging the river We’ll be running’, they’ll never see it coming [Verse 4] They’ll be dragging the river They’ll be dragging the river But they aren’t going to find a thing Sorry about calling your dad a son of a bitch earlier Hey, do you think he’ll still hire me? Whoa, that thing’s little The diamond, I mean