From daylight to dusk, we've been a-workin' in the dustPickin' cotton, workin' side to sideWell, I can't forget, yes, I remember, yeahThe way my daddy looked at me and criedBig winds a-comin', listen to the hummin'Hurry up, sonny, quick, don't stallYou know we can't be slow, take the kids and get belowIf we don't hurry, it'll surely get us allWell, I ran across the field, so scared my lips would sealTo warn my mama, storm was on its wayWell, I knew it won't erase when I saw my mammy's faceAnd the way she looked at me and saidHey!The big winds a-comin', listen to the hummin'Hurry up, sonny, quick, don't stallYou know we can't be slow, take the kids and get belowIf we don't hurry, it'll surely get us allOh, but dad was in the cellar, and by now the sky was yellowWind was a-blowin', trees were fallin'And outside the window was a-glowin'They heard him cry, and as he lay there dyin'It seemed I could still hear him callin' the sunThe big winds a-comin', listen to the hummin'Hurry up, sonny, quick, don't stallYou know we can't be slow, take the kids and get belowIf we don't hurry, it'll surely get us allThe big winds, the big winds a-comin'Hurry up, sonny, quick, don't stall