Porter Wagoner - Big Wind Lyrics

From daylight 'til 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 was 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 in the cellar and by now the sky was yellow
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'