New Orleans Lyrics - Hard Bargain - Emmylou Harris

My Lord how the rains came down 

The waters made a mighty sound 

When the levees broke that day 

Washin' all those souls away 

The whole world stood to watch us drown 

But we took it to a higher ground 

It takes more than a hurricane 

To empty out the Pontchartrain 

Long ago we broke the chains 

In New Orleans New Orleans 

When Brother Bill and Sister Nell 

Are singing like a ringing bell 

Then you'll know all is well 

In New Orleans New Orleans 

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Bring it all, fire and flood 

Fill the rivers up with mud 

To cut and run ain't in our blood 

We are New Orleans 

So baby let the life roll on 

The blues were made to make us strong 

We're walkin' in a brighter day 

Nothin' can get in our way 

The whole world stood to watch us drown 

But we took it to a higher ground 

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It takes more than a hurricane 

To empty out the Pontchartrain 

Long ago we broke the chains 

In New Orleans New Orleans 

Long ago we broke the chains