Big wind's a coming listen to the humming hurry kids be quick don't stall Big wind's a coming listen to the humming if we don't hurry it'll get us all From daylight to dusk we've been a working in the dust Picking cotton working side by side Now I can't forget yes I remember yet the way dad looked at me and he cried Big wind's a coming So scared my lips were scaled I ran across the field To warn my mom to storm was on its way I knew I'd won my race when I saw my mommy's face She turned away and I could hear her say Big wind's a coming My dad was in the cellar and by now the sky was yellow The wind's so strong the trees were falling Outside I heard him crying as he lay there dying I can still hear my daddy calling Big wind's a coming Big wind big wind big wind