From daylight to dusk, we've been a-workin' in the dust
Pickin' cotton, workin' side to side
Well, I can't forget, yes, I remember, yeah
The way my daddy looked at me and cried
Big winds a-comin', listen to the hummin'
Hurry up, sonny, 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 would seal
To warn my mama, storm was on its way
Well, I knew it won't erase when I saw my mammy's face
And the way she looked at me and said
Hey!
The big winds a-comin', listen to the hummin'
Hurry up, sonny, 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 the window was a-glowin'

They heard him cry, and as he lay there dyin'
It seemed I could still hear him callin' the sun
The big winds a-comin', listen to the hummin'
Hurry up, sonny, 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
The big winds, the big winds a-comin'
Hurry up, sonny, quick, don't stall