Big Wind

(album: Me And My Boys - 1969)

From daylight till dusk we've been a working in the dust
Picking cotton working side by side
Well, I can't forget, yes, I remember yet
The way my daddy looked at me and cried

Big wind's a coming, listen to the humming
Hurry up son, be quick don't stall
You know we can't be slow take the kids and get below
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all

Well, I ran across the field so scared my lips was sealed
To warn my mom the storm is on its way
Well, I knew I'd won my race when I saw my mamy's face
And the way she looked at me and said

Big wind's a coming, listen to the humming
Hurry up son, be quick don't stall
You know we can't be slow take the kids and get below
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all

Oh, but dad was on the cellar and by now the sky was yellow
The wind was a blowing trees were falling
And outside I heard him crying and as he lay there dying
It seemed I could still hear him calling

Son, big wind's a coming, listen to the humming
Hurry up son, be quick don't stall
You know we can't be slow take the kids and get below
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all
Big wind, big wind's coming