Red River Flood

It's cloudy in the valley Too soon for snow to thaw Precipitation overflow The ice begins to clog The rallied up an army Made posts from east to west We pack those sandbags high High above the crest Oh flood, Red River, Red River flood They say you must evacuate Pack up your things and leave River's high, above the eye Swallowing the trees We out in the rain All frantic and confused A mess of traffic overwhelmed Consumed by the news Oh flood, Red River, Red River flood There ain't no time to celebrate At forty feet and eight Gotta get together 'Cause it's time to situate Moving in with Kates At the luxury Skaff Old guitars and cigarettes Man it ain't too bad Oh flood, Red River, Red River flood Rescue copter overhead Spots onsite CNN Sandbags lines televised One nation tuning in Presidential help But a little bit too late Determination sees us through It's time to celebrate Oh flood, Red River, Red River flood We beat the flooding Red River We beat the flood (we beat the flood so high) so high We beat the flooding Red River We beat the flood so high We beat the flooding Red River, Red River flood We beat the flooding Red River We beat the flood (we beat the flood so high) We beat the flooding Red River We beat the flood (we beat the flood so high) We beat the, Red River flood