The Band of Heathens - Hurricane

Thirty miles on the Gulf St^Cream, I ^Dhear the south wind m^A5oan The bridge is gettin' lowe^Cr, the ^Dshrimp boats comin' ho^A5me The old man down in the Quar^Cter, ^Dslowly turns his head^A5 Takes a sip from his ^Cwhiskey bottle and,^D this is what he sai^A5d

I was ^Aborn in the rain on the ^CPontchartrain, under^Dneath the Loosiana moon^A I don't mind the strain of a ^Churricane, they ^Dcome around every Ju^Ene The ^Ahigh black water, a ^Cdevil's daughter, she's ha^Drd, she's cold, and she's m^Aean But ^Anobody taught her, it ^Gtakes a lot of water, to ^Dwash away New Orle^Aans

^A5Man came down from Chi^Ccago, he gonna ^Dset that levee rig^A5ht… he says, It needs to be at least ^Cthree feet higher, it ^Dwon't make it through the nig^A5ht But the old man down in the Quart^Cer, he said ^Ddon't you listen to that b^A5oy The water be down by the ^Cmornin', and he'll be ^Dback to Illino^A5is

I was ^Aborn in the rain on the ^CPontchartrain, under^Dneath the Loosiana moon^A I don't mind the strain of a ^Churricane, they ^Dcome around every Ju^Ene The ^Ahigh black water, a ^Cdevil's daughter, she's ha^Drd, she's cold, and she's m^Aean But ^Anobody taught her, it ^Gtakes a lot of water, to ^Dwash away New Orle^Aans

Thirty miles on the Gulf St^Cream, I ^Dhear the south wind m^A5oan The bridge is gettin' lowe^Cr, the ^Dshrimp boats comin' ho^A5me The old man down in the Quar^Cter, ^Dslowly turns his head^A5 Takes a sip from his ^Cwhiskey bottle and,^D this is what he sai^A5d

N.C.

I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, underneath the Loosiana moon

N.C.

I don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June High^A black water, a devi^Cl's daughter, she's hard, ^Dshe's cold, and she's mean ^A But ^Anobody taught her, it ^Gtakes a lot of water, to ^Dwash away New Orle^Aans I was ^Aborn in the rain on the ^CPontchartrain, under^Dneath the Loosiana moon^A I don't mind the strain of a ^Churricane, they ^Dcome around every Ju^Ene The ^Ahigh black water, a ^Cdevil's daughter, she's ha^Drd, she's cold, and she's m^Aean But ^Anobody taught her, it ^Gtakes a lot of water, to ^Dwash away New Orle^Aans But ^Anobody taught her, it ^Gtakes a lot of water, to ^Dwash away New Orle^Aans