Billy had a mistress down on ´A´ an 12th
She was that little somethin´ that he did for himself
His own little secret didn´t hurt nobody
Come the afternoon he´d take her wadin´

Waist deep in the big muddy
Waist deep in the big muddy
You start out standing but end up crawlin´

Got in some trouble and needed a hand from a friend of mine
This old friend he had a figure in mind
It was nothing illegal just a little bit funny
He said "C´mon don´t tell me that the rich don´t know
Sooner or later it all comes down to money"

And you´re waist deep in the big muddy
Waist deep in the big muddy
You start on higher ground but end up crawlin´

Well I had a friend said "You watch what you do

Poison snake bites you and you´re poison too"
How beautiful the river flows and the birds they thing
But you and I we´re messier things
They´re ain´t no one leavin´ this world buddy
Without their shirttail dirty
Or their hands bloody

Waist deep in the big muddy [x2]
You start on higher ground but end up somehow crawlin´
Waist deep in the big muddy