From daylight till dusk we've been a working in the dust
Picking cotton working side by side
Well I can't forget yes I remember yet
The way my daddy looked at me and cried
Big wind's a coming listen to the humming
Hurry up son 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
Well I ran across the field so scared my lips was sealed
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
And the way she looked at me and said
Big wind's a coming listen to the humming
Hurry up son 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 on the cellar and by now the sky was yellow
The wind was a blowing trees were falling
And outside I heard him crying and as he lay there dying
It seemed I could still hear him calling
Big wind's a coming listen to the humming
Hurry up son 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