Dolly Parton

Released: September 8, 1969

Songwriter: Wayne Walker George McCormick Alex Zanetis

Big wind
Big wind's coming

From daylight till dusk we'd been working in the dust
Picking cotton working side by side
Oh I can't forget, I still remember yet
The way my daddy looked at me and cried
Big wind's a-coming
Listen to the humming
Hurry up now, be quick, don't stall
You know we can't be slow
Take the kids and get below
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all

I ran across the field so scared my lips were sealed
To warn my mom the storm was on its way
Now I knew I'd won the race when I'd seen my mama's face
And the way she looked at me and said
Big wind's a-coming
Listen to the humming
Hurry up now, be quick, don't stall
You know we can't be slow
Take the kids and get below
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all

Oh but dad was in the cellar
And by now the sky was yellow
The wind was blowing, trees were falling
And outside I heard him crying
And as he lay there dying
It seemed I could still hear him saying
Big wind's a-coming
Listen to the humming
Hurry up now, be quick, don't stall
You know we can't be slow
Take the kids and get below
If we don't hurry it'll surely get us all

Big wind
Big wind's a-coming

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner’s weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing on My Mind”, was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton’s 1977 single “Here You Come Again” was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”, both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings

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