Five Feet High and Rising

Written by	Johnny Cash
Publisher	Unichappell Music House of Cash Music

thumb|300px|Johnny Cash sings "Five Feet High and Rising" to Biff.

In "Five Feet High and Rising", Johnny Cash sings a song that he wrote about his family's experience during a flood when he was a child. Each time he sings the refrain, he adds one more foot to the height of the rising water.

On Sesame Street, Cash sang the song to Biff, who used square-foot boxes to illustrate the song's lyrics.

Chart performance

"Five Feet High and Rising" was released in 1959, and reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart; on the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at No. 76.

Releases

Audio

• The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street (1979)

Online

• Sesamestreet.org