Galveston had a sea wall Just to keep the water down But a high tide from the ocean Sent the water all over the town
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 all away
You know the trumpets give them warning You'd better leave this place But, no one thought of leaving 'Til death stared them in the face
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 all away
Year of nineteen hundred, that was fifteen years ago Death stood stoned at the mother With death she had to go Heard the sea began rolling And the ships they could not stand And I heard a captain crying "God save a drowning man"
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 all away
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
Death, your hands are clammy You got them on my knee You come and took my mother Won't you come back after me
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 all away
Death, the cruel master When the wind began to blow Rode in on a team of horses I cried, "Death, won't you let me go"
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 all away
Hey, now trees fell on that island And the houses give away Some they strained and drowned Some died in most every way
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 all away
Galveston had a sea wall Just to keep the water down But a high tide from the ocean Sent the water all over the town
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