It rained five days, and the clouds turned as dark as night. Yes, it rained five days, and the clouds turned as dark as night. A lot of trouble taking place, Lord, in the lowland that night. I got up one morning, poor me, I couldn't even get out of my door. Yes, I got up one morning, poor me, poor me, I couldn't even get out of my door. Lord, that was really enough trouble to make a poor man want to wander the world to go. Then they rode a little boat, Lord, about five miles across the pond. Yes, they rode a little boat, Lord, about five miles across the pond. Lord, I packed up all my things and throwed them in, and they rode poor old Bill along. Then I went and I stood up on a high, high lonesome hill. Yes, I went and I stood up on a high, high lonesome hill. Lord, and all I could do was look down, baby, on the house where I used to live. Then it thundered and it lightened, Lord, and the wind began to blow. Yes, it thundered and it lightened, Lord, and the wind began to blow. Lord, there were thousands and thousands of my poor people at that time, they didn't have no place to go.