Natchez Fire Burnin Songtext
von John Lee Hooker

Did you read about the fire, 1937?
Did you read about the fire, 1937?
Walter Barnes and his big band, they was swingin′ that night
The buildin' had one door on the side
The fire broke out late that night
People screamin′, they couldn't get out
Everybody runnin', runnin′ to the door
The door got jammed, nobody got out
All you could hear, tryin′ "Lord have mercy"
Hmmm, hmmm, save me, save me, save me


It must have been a plan, a plan from above
Mmm, a plan from above
'Cause who knows? No one was saved, not as I know
Mmm, mmm, the band was swingin′ late that night
Mmm, the fire broke out, Natchez, Natchez, Mississippi
Mmm, a dread big barn, a dread big barn
Where many lives was gone down that night
Mmm, you never forget, you never forget
Mmm, mmm, mmm, Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez, Mississippi, mmm, mmm