I grew up with that saying in the Florida Panhandle; just a few miles from the Alabama border. And lived in a spot where creeks rising would temporarily cut us off from the rest of the world.
But Recently, someone told me that saying actually comes from the days of the Indian Wars, and refers to the possibility of the Creeks going on the war path.
I still say it too. My Oklahoma-born kids laugh about my "Hillbilly" sayings. :)
I grew up with that saying in the Florida Panhandle; just a few miles from the Alabama border. And lived in a spot where creeks rising would temporarily cut us off from the rest of the world.
But Recently, someone told me that saying actually comes from the days of the Indian Wars, and refers to the possibility of the Creeks going on the war path.
I need to research that.
Found it!
https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/20/god-willing-and-the-creek-dont-rise/
I have Creek (Muskogee) heritage and nobody wants us to rise.😂. Just ask my ex-husband.