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Verse:
AThirty miles out in the CGulf Stream
I can heDar them South winds moAan
The Abridges are lookin' Clower
DShrimp boats are hurryin' Ahome
AThe old man down in the Cquarter
DSlowly turned his Ahead
He Atook another sip of his Cwhiskey bottle
He Dlooked at me and he saidA  
Chorus:
I was Aborn in the rain by Lake CPonchartrain
UnderDneath the Louisiana AMoon
And I Adon't mind the strain of a Churricane
They Dcome around every EJune
AHigh black water, a Cdevils daughter
She's Dhard and she's cold, and she's Amean
But Anobody's taught her that it Gtakes a lot of water
To Dwash away ANew Orleans
A man came down from Chicago
Gonna set that levee right
It's got to be up about three feet higher
Won't make it through the end of 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 back on his way to Illinois
Cause I was born in the rain by the Ponchartrain
Underneath the Louisiana Moon
And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
They come around every June
High black water's like the devil's daughter
She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean
But we've finally taught her that it takes a lot of water 
To wash away New Orleans

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Hurricane

by Levon Helm

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Verse:

A C

Thirty miles out in the Gulf Stream

D A

I can hear them South winds moan

A C

The bridges are lookin' lower

D A

Shrimp boats are hurryin' home

A C

The old man down in the quarter

D A

Slowly turned his head

A C

He took another sip of his whiskey bottle

D A

He looked at me and he said

Chorus:

A C

I was born in the rain by Lake Ponchartrain

D A

Underneath the Louisiana Moon

A C

And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane

D E

They come around every June

A C

High black water, a devils daughter

D A

She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean

A G

But nobody's taught her that it takes a lot of water

D A

To wash away New Orleans

A man came down from Chicago

Gonna set that levee right

It's got to be up about three feet higher

Won't make it through the end of 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 back on his way to Illinois

Cause I was born in the rain by the Ponchartrain

Underneath the Louisiana Moon

And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane

They come around every June

High black water's like the devil's daughter

She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean

But we've finally taught her that it takes a lot of water

To wash away New Orleans

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