Did you read about the flood?

Happened long time ago

In Tupelo, Mississippi

There were thousands of lives

Destroyed

It rained, it rained

Both night and day

The poor people was worried

Didn't have no place to go

Could hear many people cryin' "Lord, have mercy

'Cause You're the only one that we can turn to"

Happened a long time ago

A little town

Way back in Mississippi

In Tupelo

There was women and there was children

They were screamin' and cryin'

Cryin', "Lord, have mercy

You're the only one now that we can turn to"

Way back down in Mississippi, a little country town

I know you read about it

'Cause I'll never forget it

The mighty flood in Tupelo, Mississippi

Been years ago

Lord, have mercy

Wasn't that a mighty time?

Tupelo's gone