"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] The lyrics play on the expression Lord willing and the creek don't rise, which is thought to originate from Alabama.
Marty Stuart places the words "If the Good Lord's willin' and the creek don't rise, we'll see you in the mornin'."
The expression is incorrectly attributed on modern social media[citation needed] to an Indian agent, Benjamin Hawkins, in the late 18th century in a rumored letter not found in any archive to the U.S. President.
In response to a request that he return to Washington D.C., he wrote, "God willing and the Creek don't rise."