Nanci Griffith - Wasn't That A Mighty Storm lyrics

(Traditional) Chorus Wasn't that a mighty storm Wasn't that a mighty storm in the morning, well Wasn't that a mighty storm That blew all the people away You know the year of 1900 Children, many years ago d**h cakme howling on the ocean d**h calls, you got to go Now Galveston had a seawall To keep the water down, and a High tide from the coean Spread the water over the town Chorus You know the trumpets gave them waring You'd better leave this place Now, no one thoght of leaving 'Til d**h stared them in the face And the trains they all were loaded The people were all leaving town The trestle gave way to the water And the trains they went on down Chorus Rain it was a' falling Thunder began to roll Lightning flashed like hell fire The wind began to blow d**h the cruel master When the wind to blow Rode in on a team of horses I cried,"d**h, won't you let me go" Chorus Hey, now trees fell on the island And the houses give way Some they strained and drowned Some died in most every way And the sea began to rolling And the ships they could not stand And I heard a captain crying "God save a drowning man" Chorus 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 Took my brother too I thought I heard my father calling And I watched my mother go Chorus You know the year of 1900 Children, many years ago d**h came howling on the ocean d**h calss, you got to go Chorus (Twice)