Well the ground turned white for miles around Then all the farmers cried Hailstorms k**ed a flock of birds That found no place to hide Some horses in the pasture barely made it to the barn All of that from just one thunderstorm There's nothing left of grandma's garden But a few tears and some talk The hail tore off almost every leaf From almost every stalk Well it left a lot of puddles And mosquitoes by the swarm All of that from just one thunderstorm Well the rain and hail fell Like somebody pulled out all the stops The careless weeds made it through But it wiped out all the crops It filled the lake up to the brim But it washed out every farm All of that from just one thunderstorm
And I said it'd rain And it rained so hard A soul could hardly see And the boys down at the arcade They blamed it all on me And the wind blew out some windows In the college women's dorm All of that from just one thunderstorm Downtown d**tore's plate gla** window Scattered near and far And Rockeye Law's sign fell down On old man Lester's car Sergeant Blue fell out of bed And broke his only arm All of that from just one thunderstorm Next day the preacher got up and prayed For federal relief Nobody in the congregation Questioned his belief Well they couldn't call it welfare It was for their businesses and farms All of that from just one thunderstorm