Did ya read about the flood?
Happened long time ago,
In Tupelo, Mississippi
There were thousands o' lives,
Destroyed
It rained, it rained,
Both night and day
The poor people was worried
Didn't have no place to go
Could hear may people, cryin' "Lord!"
Have mercy!"
'Cause you're the only one,
That we can turn to"
Happened a long time ago
A little town,
Way back in Mississippi,
In Tupelo
Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,
Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,
Hm- mm, Hm-mm-mm,
Hm-mm, Hm-mm, Hm-mm-mm,

There was women, and there was children,
They were screamin' an' cryin',
Cryin', "Lord, have mercy!
You're the only one now, that we can turn to"

Way back down in Mississippi, a little country town
I know ya read about it,
'Cause I'll never forget it
The mighty flood in Tupelo, Mississippi
Been years ago
Hm-mm, Hm-mm Hm-mm-mm,
Oh-hoh, Oh- hoh Oh-oh-oh
Hm-mm-mm
Oh-hmm, Lord, have mercy!
Wasn't that a mighty time? Tupelo's gone