In 1937 the catastrophe was calm
And it stretched from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois
A hundred died, a million left without a home
And losses reached five hundred million bones
All resources strained just to aid recovery
Then 100,000 years for free
January 5th the levels began to rise
And on the 10th the warnings start to fly
On the 13th record rainfalls hit the ground
And on the 23rd martial law hit the first town
All the while the great depression screamed the end is nigh
And 100,000 years gone by
River gauges reached from 57 to 80 feet
The highest in our history
Seventy percent of everything was washed away
But they lit their candles in their windowsills anyway
On February 5th the water started to recede
For the first time in nearly three weeks
Warm gasoline covered water hit the street
And victims filed appeal for efforts of relief
Families and relatives relocate to higher ground
In 100,000 years from now
