Did ya read about the flood?
Happened long time ago,
In Tupelo, Mississippi.
There were thousands o` lives,
Destroyed.
It rained, it rained,
Both night and day.
The poor people was worried.
Didn`t have no place to go.
Could hear may people, cryin` Lord!
Have mercy!
`Cause you`re the only one,
That we can turn to
Happened a long time ago.
A little town,
Way back in Mississippi,
In Tupelo
Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,
Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,
Hm- mm, Hm-mm-mm,
Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,
There was women, and there was children,
They were screamin` an` cryin`,
Cryin`, Lord, have mercy!
You`re the only one now, that we can turn to.
Way back down in Mississippi, a little country town.
I know ya read about it,
`Cause I`ll never forget it.
The mighty flood in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Been years ago.
Hm-mm, Hm-mm Hm-mm-mm,
Oh-hoh, Oh- hoh Oh-oh-oh
Hm-mm-mm
Oh-hmm, Lord, have mercy!
Wasn`t that a mighty time? Tupelo`s gone.