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Flood of '93

from In Midtown by David Hakan

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lyrics

Flood of ‘93


E G#m
It'd rained for seven weeks throughout the great midwest
A B
When Vern and I drove back from Curryville.
E G#m
We tried to cross the swollen Mississippi
A Br3sus4
but at Quincy the traffic was stopped still.

That crest brought loose fuel tanks and they hit that bridge.
Flames were just about all we could see.
The last route into Illinois for a hundred miles
was taken by the flood of ninety-three.


E A E
Taken by the Flood of Ninety-Three
E A B
Heartbroken. Like we’re sinking in a sea.
E A E
Taken by the Flood of Ninety-Three
A B E
The river will not wait for you and me.

Vern and I raced south thru the endless rain,
worried about my home and his store.
he was determined to beat that crest
and load his press into his 4x4.

We pulled into town about daybreak
after skirting the low roads along the way.
It took us an hour to load his brand new press.
I’ll be safer now(He laughed) with all that weight.

refrain


Flood of ‘93 page 2


Vern pulled up to water spilling over the road.
I turned my car to go the other way.
I heard a sound like a blade upon a grindstone,
and I climbed the nearest roof without delay.

I looked to see a floating trailer flowing fast
hit Vern’s truck on the driver’s side.
A wall of water pulled under his 4x4.
I shouted at the heavens and I cried,

refrain

From the air lakes the size of Erie
had been laid upon the Midwest’s spine.
Many lost their homes, their farms, some lost whole towns.
But I lost a dear friend of mine.

Betty tries to manage and she does real well.
The print shop is as busy as can be.
But on one machine I can read the plaque:
“This press was saved from the Flood of Ninety-Three.”

refrain

Words And Music By David B. Hakan 11-16-93

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from In Midtown, released June 22, 1999

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