The Flood of `55
INTRO D A G D D A G E E
A D
WHAT’S HAPPENED TO THE ROADS? WHAT’S HAPPENED TO THE LAND?
A E
WHERE’D ALL THIS WATER COME FROM? YOU SAY HURRICANE DIANE
A D
WHY’D THEY NAME IT FOR SOME GIRL?HOW COULD SHE EVER BE SO BAD?
A E
TO CAUSE SO MUCH DESTRUCTION TAKE AWAY EVERYTHING WE HAD
CHO:
D A G D
AND THE FLOOD’S COMIN’ DOWN IT’S WASHIN’ AWAY THIS TOWN
D A G E
OH LORD KEEP ME ALIVE THROUGH THE FLOOD OF ‘55
THE RIVER KEEPS A-RISIN’ SPREAD ACROSS THE BOTTOMLAND
IT HADN’T RAINED LIKE THIS IN YEARS NO ONE CAN UNDERSTAND
THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE SO I BUILT OUT HERE
THEY SAID IT COULDN’T FLOOD FOR AT LEAST A HUNDRED YEARS
CHO
INSTUMENTAL BREAK PLAY VERSE AND CHORUS
NOW MOST LIVED THROUGH IT BUT SOME NEVER DID
THERE WERE FATHERS THERE WERE MOTHERS
SOME WERE LITTLE KIDS
DISASTERS CAN STRIKE US, COME FROM OUT OF THE BLUE
BUT IF YOU KEEP YOUR FAITH SOMEHOW YOU’LL MAKE IT THROUGH
CHORUS 2X PLAY CHORUS AND END WITH D E A (QUICK)
