Big Wind Lyrics - Porter Wagoner

From daylight till dusk, we've been a workin' in the dust 

Pickin' cotton workin' side by side 

Well, I can't forget yes, I remember yet 

The way my daddy looked at me and cried 

"Big wind's a comin' listen to the hummin' 

Hurry up son be quick don't stall 

You know we can't be slow, take the kids and get below 

If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all" 

Well, I ran across the field, so scared my lips was sealed 

To warn my mom the storm is on its way 

Well, I knew I'd won my race when I saw my mammy's face 

And the way she looked at me and said 

"Big wind's a comin' listen to the hummin' 

Hurry up son be quick don't stall 

You know we can't be slow, take the kids and get below 

If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all" 

Oh, but dad was on the cellar and by now the sky was yellow 

The wind was a blowin' trees were fallin' 

And outside I heard him cryin' and as he lay there dyin' 

It seemed I could still hear him callin' 

"Son big wind's a comin' listen to the hummin' 

Hurry up son be quick don't stall 

You know we can't be slow, take the kids and get below 

If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all" 

Big wind, big wind's a comin'