Tom Rush - Galveston Flood lyrics

You know the year of 1900 That was sixty years ago d**h come howling on the ocean d**h calls, you got to go Now Galveston had a seawall To keep the water down But high tide from the ocean Spread the water over the town (Chorus:) Wasn't that a mighty storm Ya an' that a mighty storm in the morning Wasn't that a mighty storm Now it blew all the people all away You know the trumpets give them warning Said you'd better leave this place Woah, no one thought of leaving 'til d**h stared them in the face Then the trains at the station were loadin' All the people leaving town An' the trestle give way without warning The train they went on down (Chorus) Ya, the rain it was a' falling Thunder began to roll Lightning flashed like hell fire Yes, the wind began to blow And it's d**h the cruel master When the wind began to blow Rode in on a team of horses Cried, "d**h, won't you let me go". (Chorus) You know trees fell on the island And the houses give away Some they strained and drowned Some died in most every way And the sea began to rolling Mean'd the ships they could not land And I heard a captain crying "God save the drowning man". (Chorus) Ah, the d**h your hands are clammy You got them on my knee You come and took my mother Won't you come back after me And the flood it took my neighbor An' it took my brother too I thought I heard my father call... I watched my mother go (Chorus) You know the year of 1900 Children, sixty years ago d**h come howling on the ocean d**h calls, you got to go (Chorus 2X)