Lyrics The week the river raged Aunt Rita

The week the river raged

The river ran through Howard CountyIt was the life blood of the land
It make fields of green tobacco
Aching backs and callused hands
Mama talked of a coming battle
That the women folk had to fight'Cause the good lord owned the daytime
But the devil seemed to own the night
Well, it came up out of nowhere
From a dark and bitter seed
It was the roughest kind of roadhouse
And a most unwanted weed
It drew the men folk like a magnet
The women knew what they had to do
So they put it in the hands of Jesus'Cause they knew that he'd come through
And the rains came and the river swelled
And the more they prayed the more it fell
When the levies broke everybody saw
The awesome power of GodThen the clouds rolled back and the rainbow came
To bring a brighter day'Cause when the flood hit Howard CountyAll the sins were washed away
Now the mothers tell the tsory
Of the week that the river ragedIt's the passing of the wisdom
To the ears of tender age
Better walk the straight and narrow
Better keep a watchful eye'Cause there's a symbol of the wrath of HeavenIn every dark cloud in the sky
And the rains came and the river swelled
And the more they prayed the more it fell
When the levies broke everybody saw
The awesome power of GodThen the clouds rolled back and the rainbow came
To bring a brighter day'Cause when the flood hit Howard CountyAll the sins were washed away
When the clouds rolled back and the rainbow came
To bring a brighter day'Cause when the flood hit Howard CountyAll the sins were washed away
Yes when the flood hit Howard CountyAll the sins were washed away