Big Thompson Flood

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