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Dark Water in the Holy Land
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A story of a man in New Orleans who loses his home, family and life in the flood caused by hurricane Katrina
mellow acoustic guitar
Hi, I'm an acoustic guitar player from Washington. Originally from Arizona. Been playing for 20 or 30 years but just got serious in the last year or so. I will add some web stuff here in a bit. DwB
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #772
Peak in subgenre #141
Author
Doug Barnett
Rights
2005 by Doug Barnett
Uploaded
September 18, 2005
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MP3 2.6 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
The story is entirely fiction, written while watching Oprah one day
Lyrics
“Dark Water (in the Holy Land)” Ghost town on Bourbon Street Dark clouds in the August heat I get a bad feeling here People running like frightened deer No car, no train, no bus What’s to become of us? Food and water, but we need more No money for the grocery store Dark water in the Holy Land More rain than we can stand No place left to flee God save my family Rain and wind screams all night Pray to heaven for morning light Powers on but it wont last Levee water’s rising fast Two foot of water, now it’s four Moving up to the second floor Attic prison break the roof God loves me but I need proof Dark water in the Holy Land More rain than we can stand No place left to flee God save my family Rain goes but water stays Waiting now for seven days See choppers miles away Sun sets, then I pray God took my kids today Small voices fade away Ask why but I don’t know Now its time for me to go Dark water in the Holy Land More pain than I can stand No place left for me Time to join my family
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