It rained five days, and the clouds turned as dark as nightYes, it rained five days, and the clouds turned as dark as nightLord, and trouble had taken place, Lord, in the lowland that nightI got up one morning, oh me, I couldn't even get out of my doorYes, I got up one morning, oh me, I couldn't even get out of my doorLord, and trouble had taken place, Lord, in the lowland that nightThousands, thousands of poor people Out of clout, they didn't have no place to goThen I went, I stood Up on a high, high, lonesome hillYes, I went, I stood Up on a high, high, lonesome hillOh, and all I could do Was look down, leave on the house where I used to liveThen it thundered, and it lightened Lord, and the wind began to blowYes, it thundered, and it lightened Lord, and the wind began to blowLord, there were thousands and thousands of my poor peopleAt that timeThey didn't have no place to goThank you.