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Led Zeppelin recorded "When the Levee Breaks" for their [[Led Zeppelin IV|untitled fourth album]]. When considering material for the group to record, singer [[Robert Plant]] suggested the Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie song. [[Jimmy Page]] commented that while Plant's lyrics identified with the original, he developed a new guitar riff that set it apart. However, it's [[John Bonham|John Bonham's]] drumming that's usually noted as the defining characteristic of the song. == Lyrics == <poem> If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break When the levee breaks, I'll have no place to stay Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan Lord, mean old levee taught me to weep and moan It's got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home Oh well, oh well, oh well Ooh Don't it make you feel bad When you're trying to find your way home You don't know which way to go? If you're going down South They got no work to do If you don't know about Chicago Ah, ah, ah, oh Crying won't help your praying, won't do you no good Now crying won't help your praying, won't do you no good When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move Ooh All last night, sat on the levee and moaned All last night, sat on the levee and moaned Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home, oh Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh Oh, oh Going Going to Chicago Going to Chicago Sorry but I can't take you Going down, going down now, going down Going down now, going down Going down, going down, going down, oh Going down, going down now Going down, going down now Going down, going down now Going down, going d-d-d-d-down, down Ooh, ooh. </poem> [[Category:Led Zeppelin]] [[Category:Led Zeppelin IV]] [[Category:Songs]]
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