It's been snowing forty days : and the ground is covered 
with snow
I'm snow‑bound in my cabin : and ice up around my door

I woke up this morning : couldn't even get out my door
I was snowbound in my cabin : had water seeping up 
through my floor

Snow begin melting : and the rain begin to fall
The backwaters done broke the levee : and I can't stay 
here no more

Rowed my boat : just about four miles across the pond
Backwater done wrecked my cabin : and there's no place 
that I can call my home