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 mamy's face

And the way she looked at me and said

Big wind's a comin'...

[ el.banjo ]

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'...

Big wind big wind's comin'