| VERSE I. A BREEZE BELOW ZERO FREEZE,
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| WHIPPIN' UP THE RIVER TEARIN' THRU THE TREES.
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| GENERATIN' POWER ON THE SOUTHERN WIND,
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| MR. |
| TWISTERS' SISTER CAME -A- BLOWIN' IN.
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| ROCK N' ROLLED MY PICK-UP TRUCK N' BROKE UP THE SHACK,
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| TRAIL O' DEVASTATION FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK.
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| MAMA RAN US DOWN INTO THE CELLAR BELOW,
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| PRAYIN' THAT THE HURRICANE WOULD FINISH UP N' BLOW,
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| HOW WE EVER GOT OUT OF THERE NOBODY KNOWS,
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| BUT BY THE TIME THAT SHE GOT THROUGH WITH US WE ALL
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| HAD TO PACK UP N' GO!
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!
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| HURRICANE JESSIE! |
| (stop).
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| VERSE 2. DADDY GOT DOWN ON HIS KNEES,
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| DEAR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY HELP US PLEASE.
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| «WHAT EVER DID WE DO TO MAKE YOU MAD AT US?»
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| MAMA GATHERED DADDY UP N' PUT HIM ON THE BUS.
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| «DON'T WORRY HONEY IT’LL BE ALL RIGHT,»
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| PAPA SAW THE DEVIL, MAMA SAW THE LIGHT.
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| «LORD I KNOW THERE’S GOTTA BE A REASON FOR THIS,»
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| MR TWISTER’S SISTER’S GOT MY NAME ON HER LIST
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| WHO COULD EVER TELL THAT THERE WOULD COME US A DAY
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| WHEN HURRICANE JESSIE WOULD COME TO TOWN N' BLOW IT ALL AWAY
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!
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| HURRICANE JESSIE! |
| (stop).
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| LEAD.
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| VERSE 3. PRAYIN' FOR THE MORNIN' LIGHT,
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| MAMAS' INNER SPIRIT WAS -A- BURNIN' BRIGHT.
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| WE ALL GOT OFF THE GREYHOUND IN A ONE HORSE TOWN,
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| AS GOOD A PLACE AS ANYWHERE TO LAY ME DOWN.
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| WE PUT IT ALL BEHIND US AT THE BREAK O' DAY,
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| MAMA TOLD US EVERYTHING WOULD BE O.K.
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| BUT NOBODY EVEN SAW IT COMIN'
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| EVERYBODY SCREAMIN' AND-A-RUNNIN'
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| «GRAB WHATEVER YOU GOT LEFT-N-GET BACK ON THE TRACK»
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| COS HURRICANE JESSIE IS -A- COMIN' BACK!
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!(IS -A- COMIN' BACK)
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!(IS -A- COMIN' BACK)
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!(IS -A- COMIN' BACK)
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!(IS -A- COMIN' BACK)
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| BUT NOBODY EVEN SAW IT COMIN'
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| EVERYBODY SCREAMIN' AND-A-RUNNIN'
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| «GRAB WHATEVER YOU GOT LEFT-N-GET BACK ON THE TRACK»
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| COS HURRICANE JESSIE IS -A- COMIN' BACK…
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| HURRICANE JESSIE!(IS -A- COMIN' BACK)(REPEAT TO FADE). |