Muisc and Lyrics ©2006 Charlie Cheney

Old John Wagner had a hundred acres and a farmhouse
That he'd built by hand
We called his place Grande Island
The thinnest strip of land
See, the river split and went clean round
There was one bridge in and out

He unzipped his raincoat
As he ran inside
Hi wife Mary read the story printed in his eyes
They'd had that land for fifty years
And they'd never seen rain like this

If we lose that bridge
If it all goes down
Say goodbye, nothing's gonna get us out
If we lose that bridge
Katie bar the door
Or the lord'll come to take us home once more
If we lose the bridge

Mary Wagner had a family that she'd raised by hand
Four sons and a daughter
Right here on this land
She had no plans to leave it now
No matter how the water might rise

If we lose that bridge
If it all goes down
I don't care I'm gonna sit right here and drown
If we lose that bridge
I'll open up the door
So the lord can come to bring us home once more
If we lose the bridge

If we lose the bridge