Chorus
Wasn't that a mighty storm
Wasn't that a mighty storm in the morning, well
Wasn't that a mighty storm
That blew all the people away
You know the year of 1900
Children, many years ago
Death cakme howling on the ocean
Death calls, you got to go
Now Galveston had a seawall
To keep the water down, and a
High tide from the coean
Spread the water over the town
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You know the trumpets gave them waring
You'd better leave this place
Now, no one thoght of leaving
'Til death stared them in the face
And the trains they all were loaded
The people were all leaving town
The trestle gave way to the water
And the trains they went on down
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Rain it was a' falling
Thunder began to roll
Lightning flashed like hell fire
The wind began to blow
Death the cruel master
When the wind to blow
Rode in on a team of horses
I cried, "Death, won't you let me go"
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Hey, now trees fell on the island
And the houses give way
Some they strained and drowned
Some died in most every way
And the sea began to rolling
And the ships they could not stand
And I heard a captain crying
"God save a drowning man"
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Death your hands are clammy
You got them on my knee
You come and took my mother
Won't you come back after me
And the flood it took my neighbor
Took my brother too
I thought I heard my father calling
And I watched my mother go
Chorus
You know the year of 1900
Children, many years ago
Death came howling on the ocean
Death calss, you got to go
Chorus (Twice)
(Traditional) Chorus Wasn't that a mighty storm Wasn't that a mighty storm in the morning, well Wasn't that a mighty storm That blew all the people away You know the year of 1900 Children, many years ago Death cakme howling on the ocean Death calls, you got to go Now Galveston had a seawall To keep the water down, and a High tide from the coean Spread the water over the town Chorus You know the trumpets gave them waring You'd better leave this place Now, no one thoght of leaving 'Til death stared them in the face And the trains they all were loaded The people were all leaving town The trestle gave way to the water And the trains they went on down Chorus Rain it was a' falling Thunder began to roll Lightning flashed like hell fire The wind began to blow Death the cruel master When the wind to blow Rode in on a team of horses I cried, "Death, won't you let me go" Chorus Hey, now trees fell on the island And the houses give way Some they strained and drowned Some died in most every way And the sea began to rolling And the ships they could not stand And I heard a captain crying "God save a drowning man" Chorus Death your hands are clammy You got them on my knee You come and took my mother Won't you come back after me And the flood it took my neighbor Took my brother too I thought I heard my father calling And I watched my mother go Chorus You know the year of 1900 Children, many years ago Death came howling on the ocean Death calss, you got to go Chorus (Twice) Explain Request ×
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