Big Wind

Big wind Big wind's coming From daylight till dusk we'd been working in the dust Picking cotton working side by side Oh I can't forget, I still remember yet The way my daddy looked at me and cried Big wind's a-coming Listen to the humming Hurry up now, 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 I ran across the field so scared my lips were sealed To warn my mom the storm was on its way Now I knew I'd won the race when I'd seen my mama's face And the way she looked at me and said Big wind's a-coming Listen to the humming Hurry up now, 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 in the cellar And by now the sky was yellow The wind was blowing, trees were falling And outside I heard him crying And as he lay there dying It seemed I could still hear him saying Big wind's a-coming Listen to the humming Hurry up now, 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 a-coming