In addition to writing some of the most beautiful songs in a generation, Iris DeMent has done some absolutely tantalizing covers. This is one of my favorites. TROUBLESOME WATERS By Maybelle Carter, E. J. Carter, and Dixie Deen From the album MY LIFE by Iris DeMent ore. Troublesome waters around me do roll They're rocking my boat and wrecking my soul. Loved ones are drifting and living in sin The treacherous whirlpools are pulling them in. Chorus----- When troublesome waters and rolling so (allcountrytabs.com)