If The Creek Don T Rise Saying

We are an american people born under the flag of independence and if the lord is willing and the creeks don t rise the american people who made this country will come pretty near controlling it.

So the saying came about like we ll be there god willing and the creek indians don t rise to stop us. Hawkins college educated and a well written man would never have made a grammatical error by not capitalizing the word creek which is a reference to the creek indians. The creek were a tribe of native americans indians who would ambush people who were traveling west. This was the phrase that he always used at the end of each performance.

Im moving on. We ve had a lot of delays but god willing and the creek don t rise we should have the house finished before winter. You must make a decision that you are going to move on. Marty stuart places the words if the good lord s willin and the creek don t rise we ll see you in the mornin.

Lord willin and creek don t rise is an old expression that many attribute to a flowing creek or river that in the old days would rush in bad weather and overflow its banks to make travel. The lafayette gazette louisiana 3 nov. It wont happen automatically. Benjamin hawkins and the phrase would be correctly written as god willing and the creek don t rise.

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He would tell the audience that we would meet again if the good lord s willin and the creek don t rise. This phrase doesn t refer to the cree indians but to the creek indians. Did you know the saying god willing and the creek don t rise was in reference to the creek indians and not a body of water. It turns out that the phrase was written by benjamin hawkins in the late 18th century.

If all goes as it should. He was a politician and indian agent. I don t want to save a creek for the creek s sake but what s in it for human beings. The catchphrase itself was associated with hank williams.

The proper phrase is lord willing and the creek don t rise. You will have to rise up and say i dont care how hard this is i dont care how disappointed i am im not going to let this get the best of me. If the creek rose hawkins would have to be present to quell the rebellion. If everything goes well.

The lyrics play on the expression lord willing and the creek don t rise which is thought to originate from alabama. In other words the word creek actually refers to creek indians rising instead of water. God willing and the creek don t rise.