
The Band of Heathens Perform "Hurricane"
Clip: Season 5 Episode 4 | 6m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
The Band of Heathens perform their song "Hurricane."
The Band of Heathens perform their song "Hurricane."
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The Band of Heathens Perform "Hurricane"
Clip: Season 5 Episode 4 | 6m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
The Band of Heathens perform their song "Hurricane."
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[applause and cheering] [mellow country music] ♪ 30 miles on the Gulf Stream.
♪ ♪ I can hear the south wind moan.
♪ ♪ The bridges getting lower.
♪ ♪ All the shrimp boats coming home.
♪ ♪ The old man down in the Quarter.
♪ ♪ Slowly turns his head.
♪ ♪ Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle.
♪ ♪ And this is what he said.
♪ ♪ I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain ♪ ♪ Underneath the Louisiana moon.
♪ ♪ I don't mind the strain.
♪ ♪ Of a hurricane.
♪ ♪ They come around every June.
♪ ♪ The high black water.
♪ ♪ A devil's daughter.
♪ ♪ She's hard, she's cold, and she's mean.
♪ ♪ But nobody taught her ♪ ♪ It takes a lot of water.
♪ ♪ To wash away New Orleans.
♪ [upbeat country music] ♪ Man came down from Chicago.
♪ ♪ He gonna set that levee right.
♪ ♪ He said, it needs to be at least three feet higher.
♪ ♪ It won't make it through the night.
♪ ♪ But the old man down in the Quarter ♪ ♪ He said, don't you listen to that boy.
♪ ♪ The water'll be down by the morning.
♪ ♪ And he'll be back to Illinois.
♪ ♪ I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain ♪ ♪ Underneath the Louisiana moon.
♪ ♪ I don't mind the strain ♪ ♪ Of a hurricane.
♪ ♪ They come around every June.
♪ ♪ The high black water.
♪ ♪ A devil's daughter.
♪ ♪ She's hard, she's cold, and she's mean.
♪ ♪ But nobody taught her ♪ ♪ It takes a lot of water.
♪ ♪ To wash away New Orleans.
♪ [upbeat country music] [upbeat country music] ♪ 30 miles on the Gulf Stream ♪ ♪ I can hear the south wind moan.
♪ ♪ The bridges getting lower ♪ ♪ All the shrimp boats coming home.
♪ ♪ The old man down in the Quarter ♪ ♪ Slowly turns his head.
♪ ♪ Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle.
♪ ♪ And this is what he said.
♪ - Help us out, y'all, sing it loud.
[Applause] ♪ I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain.
♪ ♪ Underneath the Louisiana moon.
♪ ♪ I don't mind the strain of a hurricane ♪ ♪ They come around every June ♪ ♪ The high black water ♪ ♪ A devil's daughter.
♪ ♪ She's hard, she's cold, and she's mean.
♪ ♪ But nobody taught her ♪ ♪ It takes a lot of water ♪ ♪ To wash away New Orleans.
[upbeat country music] ♪ I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain.
♪ ♪ Underneath the Louisiana moon.
♪ ♪ I don't mind the strain of a hurricane.
♪ ♪ They come around every June.
♪ ♪ The high black water.
♪ ♪ A devil's daughter.
♪ ♪ She's hard, she's cold, and she's mean.
♪ ♪ But nobody taught her ♪ ♪ It takes a lot of water ♪ ♪ To wash away New Orleans.
♪ ♪ Nobody taught her ♪ ♪ It takes a lot of water ♪ ♪ To wash away New Orleans, yeah!
♪ ♪ Yeah!
♪ [upbeat country music] [upbeat country music] [cheering and applause]
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