<P> The expression `` ... the creek do n't rise '' is an American slang expression implying strong intentions subject to complete frustration by uncommon but not unforeseeable events . It presumably evokes occasional and unpredictably extreme rainfall in Appalachia , that has historically isolated one rural neighborhood or another temporarily inaccessible on several or many occasions . </P>
<P> The expression `` ... the creek do n't rise '' is an American slang expression implying strong intentions subject to complete frustration by uncommon but not unforeseeable events . It presumably evokes occasional and unpredictably extreme rainfall in Appalachia , that has historically isolated one rural neighborhood or another temporarily inaccessible on several or many occasions . </P>
where did the saying god willing and the creek do n 't rise come from
where did the saying god willing and the creek do n 't rise come from
Appalachia
Appalachia