Big Blizzard

It was in the dead of winter oh how well I can remember
That day of howling winds and blinding snow
A neighbor came and as we listened he said two small boys 
were missin'
And they'd surely die if left out in the cold

Papa tried to organize a searching party folks all said it 
would be fool-hardly
To look for them until the storm died down
Papa left me and mama cryin' and went out alone to find 
them
On the day the big blizzard hit our town

Next day when the storm was over the search party soon 
discovered
Papa's frozen body lying in the snow
They picked him up and there beneath him were the 
frightened hungry children
Wrapped up safe and tight in papa's overcoat

The youngsters told how papa found them how he wrapped his 
coat around them
How he rubbed their bodies till they felt all warm
Then he said boys lie here beneath me and if I should go to
 sleep
Well you just stay awake and you'll be safe here from the 
storm

Papa tried to organize a searching party folks all said it 
would be fool-hardly
To look for them until the storm died down
Papa left me and mama cryin' and saved two young boys from 
dyin'
On the day the big blizzard hit our town
On the day the big blizzard hit our town