Big Thompson Flood Lyrics

It was on the hundredth birthday of the Colorado state

A day to long remember, many came to celebrate

The old Big Thompson Canyon was filled with happy guests

Residents and tourists, some just stopping there to rest

Patrolman Conley and Sergeant Purdy, lawmen sounding the alarm

Beyond the call of duty and in the way of harm

They paid the cost, two heroes lost, no glory for the brave

But their legacies continue through the lives of those they saved

Oh, the rain came that night and it wouldn't stop

As the river filled to the very top

Until it overflowed with the raging flood

And the canyon cried, death, life and blood, oh

It was then the giant wave, plunging from the top

Washed away the roads, swept through homes and shops

Rescue teams went searching in the morning light

Taking broken hearts to Loveland from that devastated site

Oh, the rain came that night and it wouldn't stop

As the river filled to the very top

Until it overflowed with the raging flood

And the canyon cried, death, life and blood, oh

Thrumming morning helicopters, sounds of soaring hope

Angels of salvation at the end of every rope

For days, they found survivors, each a miracle indeed

For the nightmare, in a flash, had drowned one hundred forty-three

Well, it looks like Mother Nature reclaims all she owns

Merely lent us her Big Thompson, then she called the loan

We know her mighty power can bring us pain and fear

Let's pray she stays peaceful for another hundred years

Oh, the rain came that night and it wouldn't stop

As the river filled to the very top

Until it overflowed with the raging flood

And the canyon cried, death, life and blood

Oh, the rain came that night and it wouldn't stop

As the river filled to the very top

Until it overflowed with the raging flood

And the canyon cried, death and life and blood