If the Good Lord's Willing and the Creek Don't Rise

"If The Good Lord's Willing and The Creek Don't Rise" is a 1955 American country song by Jerry Reed which was particularly popularized by the 1958 recording of Johnny Cash and has been covered by multiple artists.^[1]

Not to be confused with the Ray LaMontagne album God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, or the documentary If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise.

"If The Lord's Willing And The Creeks Don't Rise", song by arranged Reed Capitol 1955

Jerry Reed

"If The Good Lord's Willing", , arranged Jerry Reed 1958

Johnny Cash

"If The Good Lord's Willing And The Creek Don't Rise", Lattie Moore, Jerry Reed 1961

"If The Good Lord's Willing", Ray Godfrey, arranged Jerry Reed, Tollie Records 1964

"If The Good Lord's Willing", Heartland 2004

Willie Knight

By date order (spelling and titling may vary):

"(Be The Good Lord Willing) The Creek Don't Rise", Jivin' Gene, arranged Smith, Hall-Way Records 1964

"If The Creek Don't Rise", , arranged Liz Anderson, RCA Victor 1969

Liz Anderson

"If The Good Lord's Willin'", , N. Gimbel, A. Hoffman, B. Hart 1960

Johnny Janis

"God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise", with the lyric "God willin' an the creek don't rise, I'll be home again before this time next year." on 2010

God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise

"Good Lord Willing", aka DJ Telemitry

Jesse Frasure

"Creek Don't Rise", , on Ringling Road^[6]

William Clark Green

"Up the Creek", , from album "Native Invader", 2017

Tori Amos

"Blue Diamonds", , from the album "When I Pretend to Fall", 2003. Includes the lyric "God willing and the creek don't rise, I've got two thousand dollars and a bullseye between my eyes."