Louisiana Storm

This old muddy water's been rising
The levee's gone and broken down
The snakes and the 'gators and the muskrats too
Well they're headed for higher ground

Have you ever seen a stream go crazy
I'll tell you boys, it ain't no fun
You've got mud, you've got silt, you've got danger everywhere
And the water don't know which way to run

Send the sunshine down, down on Louisiana
Send the sunshine down and let it dry up all of the rain

Along comes Billy in a rowboat
A rowboat built for two
But he's got a woman, he's got a child and he's got an old black man
And they're about sinking down but what can we do

People find it hard to believe
Some are cursing out up at the sky
And this fella, he's looking for his family dog
And some are hanging their heads to cry

Send the sunshine down, down on Louisiana
Send the sunshine down and let it dry up all of the rain

People been sticking together
The water's been rising all day
Some are breaking their backs on those sand filled sacks
And some are bowing their heads to pray

If I ever live to be a hundred
Oh, you know that I'll remember well
That one time in my life, well I'd seen enough water
To put out all of the fires in hell

Send the sunshine down, down on Louisiana
Send the sunshine down and let it dry up all of the rain
Send the sunshine down, down on Louisiana
Send the sunshine down and let it dry up all of the rain