They have feared it for a
Hundred years
As they built their homes
With blood, sweat and tears
The storm that would surely
Come to their beautiful city

We all chose to turn away
Until we fell down to our
Knees and we prayed
And the storm waters rose
O'er the beautiful city

And the storm raged on in
The beautiful city
And the waters rose o'er the
Beautiful city

The poor became like refugees
The little child to the
Elderly
And those who just could
Not flee the beautiful city

And the storm raged on and
On in the beautiful city
And the waters rose o'er the
Beautiful city

Livin' on the banks of the river
That flows through the
Heartland
While the wetlands disappear
From the regions of the
Coastlands

Politicians accused and
Blamed
Soldiers marched as zydeco
Played
The common people gave and
Gave for the beautiful city

And the storm raged on and
On in the beautiful city
And the waters rose o'er the
Beautiful city

And the storm raged on and
On and on in the beautiful city
(She will rise again)
And the waters rose o'er the
Beautiful city
(She will rise again)

She will rise again
She will rise again
She will rise again