[Verse 1] Down by the cypress knees I seen them hands in the lee Old boat rocking in the mud Trade a name for a little blood He say, "Mon frère, keep low" I say, "Oui, I know, I know" Lantern swingin' in the fog Rat-tail slip through the log Black coin in a wet palm Sweet talk with a cold calm Every word got a hidden hook Bayou law in a crooked book [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, don't call my name too loud Ooh, the reeds got ears right now Ooh, I can feel that tide turn mean Ooh, you know what I came to see [Chorus] Mudline covenant Muddy water, deeper debt Mudline covenant What you sow, you gon' get (What you gon' get) Mudline covenant Say it soft, then disappear Mudline covenant Swamp keeps every secret here [Verse 2] Catfish eyes at the dock Red mud stuck on my sock He passed a bottle, passed a lie Passed a grin that didn't feel right "Pay me now or pay me late" That's the rule at the gate Wax seal on a torn-up page Fire in a jar, mean as rage My kin warned, "Do not linger there" But greed got teeth and no prayer So I stepped where the egrets fled And the moss hung like the dead [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, don't call my name too loud Ooh, the reeds got ears right now Ooh, I can hear them boards complain Ooh, once you cross, you ain't the same [Chorus] Mudline covenant Muddy water, deeper debt Mudline covenant What you sow, you gon' get (What you gon' get) Mudline covenant Say it soft, then disappear Mudline covenant Swamp keeps every secret here [Bridge] Mm, I tried to wash it out But the stain keep movin' 'round Heard them frogs in a broken ring Sound like judgment, sound like sing Now the moon on the water broke Every promise turned to smoke I was rich for a minute, cher Now I'm all that the current owns [Final Chorus] Mudline covenant Muddy water, deeper debt Mudline covenant What you sow, you gon' get (What you gon' get) Mudline covenant Say it soft, then disappear Mudline covenant Swamp keeps every secret here (Shh, shh) Mudline covenant Say it soft, then disappear
