Steve Cropper, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Albert King - Tupelo

Did you read about the flood? It happened a long time ago Way in a little country town Way down in Mississippi It rained and it rained It rained both night and day Listen, the people were worried And, they began to cry "Lord have mercy, where can we go now?" There were women and there was children Screamin' and cryin', "Lord have mercy" "In this great disaster, who can we go to, now, but you Lord?" In this great flood of Tupelo, Mississippi It happened one evenin' One Friday evenin' A long time ago It rained and it rained The people of Tupelo was out in the farm Gather and harvest A dark cloud began to rise Way back in the Western horizon Mmm, wasn't that a mighty time? Lemme hear you tell 'em 'bout it, Albert Mmm, wasn't that a mighty time, in Tupelo? Come on, Steve, lemme hear you tell 'em about it Mmm, there was a mighty time, in Tupelo So many people went down, to the mighty time in Tupelo Runnin' in miles around Come on, let all of us tell 'em about it