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[Verse 1]
DThe summer wind is blowing westward
over the field of fresh mowed Ahay
Let's go up to the barn loft
lay back and watch the sparrows plDay
I can see the evening sky
from the holes rusted in the tAin
Let's close our eyes and fall asleep
and listen to the storm roll Din
[Chorus]
It Gsounded like a thousand horses' hooDves
The sound of the pourin' rain on the old tin roAof
The clGouds were as black as the smoke from the stack
of an old coal-burning traiDn
DLay back and listen to the sAound of the pourin' raDinA  D  
[Verse 2]
DIt ain't rained in weeks 
and now it just won't sAtop
All the rivers and the creeks
are getting fuller with every drDop
If the levee holds it's ground
and keeps that water baAck
the Mississippi won't reach my 
little tar-paper shaDck
[Chorus]
It Gsounded like a thousand horses' hooDves
The sound of the pourin' rain on the old tin roAof
The clGouds were as black as the smoke from the stack
of an old coal-burning traiDn
DLay back and listen to the sAound of the pourin' raDinA  D  
[Verse 3]
Well now the sDun shines on the roof
and the moonshine is in the cellar
and what a happy fella I aAm
to finally see the sun now that the rain is done
'cause I've had about all I can stDand
I can't tell where my pond begins
an where my cornfield enAds
The cattle done floated away
'cause the water's up over the feDnce 
[Chorus]
It Gsounded like a thousand horses' hooDves
The sound of the pourin' rain on the old tin roAof
The clGouds were as black as the smoke from the stack
of an old coal-burning traiDn
DLay back and listen to the sAound of the pourin' raDinA  D  
DLay back and listen to the sAound of the pourin' raDinA  D  

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Lee County Flood

by William Elliott Whitmore

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[Verse 1]

The summer wind is blowing westward

over the field of fresh mowed hay

Let's go up to the barn loft

lay back and watch the sparrows play

I can see the evening sky

from the holes rusted in the tin

Let's close our eyes and fall asleep

and listen to the storm roll in

[Chorus]

G D

It sounded like a thousand horses' hooves

The sound of the pourin' rain on the old tin roof

The clouds were as black as the smoke from the stack

of an old coal-burning train

D A D A D

Lay back and listen to the sound of the pourin' rain

[Verse 2]

It ain't rained in weeks

and now it just won't stop

All the rivers and the creeks

are getting fuller with every drop

If the levee holds it's ground

and keeps that water back

the Mississippi won't reach my

little tar-paper shack

[Chorus]

G D

It sounded like a thousand horses' hooves

The sound of the pourin' rain on the old tin roof

The clouds were as black as the smoke from the stack

of an old coal-burning train

D A D A D

Lay back and listen to the sound of the pourin' rain

[Verse 3]

Well now the sun shines on the roof

and the moonshine is in the cellar

and what a happy fella I am

to finally see the sun now that the rain is done

'cause I've had about all I can stand

I can't tell where my pond begins

an where my cornfield ends

The cattle done floated away

'cause the water's up over the fence

[Chorus]

G D

It sounded like a thousand horses' hooves

The sound of the pourin' rain on the old tin roof

The clouds were as black as the smoke from the stack

of an old coal-burning train

D A D A D

Lay back and listen to the sound of the pourin' rain

D A D A D

Lay back and listen to the sound of the pourin' rain

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