Hold now, the water rising Coming as the storm arrives Katrina come to sink the city Bust the levee a hundred wide Hold now Don't break the levee down Some come to save the city Ruin and rage keep pouring down Flood born of blood and pity The Angel of d**h soon hear me now Hold now Don't break the levee down Who now will take The Battle of New Orleans? Climb toward the roofs and shelter
Raise your arms to the sky Women, children, mothers, daughters Fathers, sons - done left behind Hold now Don't break the levee down War between God and man Man and man with world no end Oh, man he chose to build a city Of sinful mind God pulled it in Hold now Don't break the levee down Who now will take? The Battle of New Orleans