It rained five days,
and the clouds turned dark at night,
dark at night.
It rained five days, Lord,
and the clouds turned as dark as night,
Lord,
and trouble taking place in love
in the lowland that night
I got up one morning oh me
I couldn't even get out my door.
I got up one morning,
told me I couldn't even get
out of my door.
Now, that's really enough trouble
to make a poor man wonder where
in the world to go.
Yes, I went and I stood up
on a high, high old lonesome hill.
Yes, I went and I stood up
on a high, high old lonesome hill.
And all I could do was look down on the house,
baby, where I used to live.
Yes, it thundered and it lightened
And now in the wind,
the wind begin to blow
Yes, it thundered and lightning,
Lord,
and the wind began to blow.
Now there were thousands and thousands of poor people
at that time didn't have no place ago.