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From daylight till dusk we've been a working in the dust

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Picking cotton working side by side

 
Well I can't forget yes I remember yet
 
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The way my daddy looked at me and cried


 
 
Big wind's a coming listen to the humming
 
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Hurry up son be quick don't stall

 
You know we can't be slow take the kids and get below

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If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all


 
 
Well I ran across the field so scared my lips was sealed

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To warn my mom the storm is on its way

 
Well I knew I'd won my race when I saw my mammy's face

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And the way she looked at me and said



 
Big wind's a coming listen to the humming
 
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Hurry up son be quick don't stall

 
You know we can't be slow take the kids and get below

                        G7            C
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

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The wind was a blowing trees were falling

 
And outside I heard him crying and as he lay there dying

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It seemed I could still hear him calling


 
Big wind's a coming listen to the humming
 
                G7          C
Hurry up son be quick don't stall

 
You know we can't be slow take the kids and get below

                        G7            C
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all