Hurricane Lyrics

(Verse)
Thirty miles out in the Gulf Stream
I can hear them South winds moan
The bridges are lookin' lower
Shrimp boats are hurryin' home
The old man down in the quarter
Slowly turned his head
He took another shot of whiskey
He looked at me and he said
(Chorus)
I was born in the rain by the Ponchartrain
Underneath that Louisiana Moon
And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
Yeah she comes 'round every June
That high black water, she's the devils daughter
She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean
But nobody's taught her that it takes a lot of water
To wash away New Orleans
(Verse)
A man came down from Chicago
Gonna set that levee right
He says it's got to be three feet higher
Or it won't make it through the night
The old man down in the quarter
Said don't you listen to that boy
The water'll down by mornin', son
And he'll be on his way to Illinois
(Chorus)
I was born in the rain by the Ponchartrain
Underneath that Louisiana Moon
And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
Yeah she comes 'round every June
That high black water, she's the devils daughter
She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean
But nobody's taught her that it takes a lot of water
To wash away New Orleans
(Chorus)
I was born in the rain by the Ponchartrain
Underneath that Louisiana Moon
And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
Yeah she comes 'round every June
That high black water, she's the devils daughter
She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean
Yeah we finally taught her that it takes a lot of water
To wash away New Orleans