A big black cloud come! Yes, a big black cloud come.
Come to the Tupelo, Come to the Tupelo.
Yonder on the horizon, Yonder on the horizon. Stopped at the mighty river, Stopped at the mighty river, And sucked the damn thing dry,
Tupelo-o! Oh, Tupelo, In a valley hides a town called Tupelo.
Distant thunder rumble, Distant thunder rumble, Rumble hungry like the Beast, The Beast it cometh, cometh down, The Beast it cometh, cometh down, Wow-wo-wo,Tupelo bound.
Tupelo-o! Oh, Tupelo The Beast it cometh, Tupelo bound.
Why the hen won't lay no egg, can't get that cock to crow, The horse is spooked & crazy, oh God help Tupelo God help Tupelo, God help Tupelo, Oh God help Tupelo.
Ya can say these streets are rivers Ya can call these rivers streets Ya can tell yaself ya dreamin' buddy, but no sleep runs this deep, No! No sleep runs this deep, no sleep runs this deep Women at their windows, ain crashing on the pane Writing in the frost Tupelos' shame, Tupelo's shame, Tuprlo's shame, God help