17th Street Canal - Climax Blues Band

It was the calm before the storm

The day before the levy broke

Fishin' off the bank

And the smell of the fire bed smoke

Life was pretty good

There was a warm breeze in the air

Nobody can know

What was about to happen here

Monday, August 29

And the rain fell heavy from the sky

17th Street canal

Was the first to let the water by

Nobody could predict

Where the next wall was gonna fall

The only sure thing

Was we couldn’t do nothin' at all

We just needed help (just a little)

From somebody

Help (just a little)

Can anybody hear us

Hear our call

We just needed help (just a little)

From somebody

Help (just a little)

Can anybody hear us

Hear our call

The whole downtown

Was up to its neck in sand

Nobody came for days

Politicians didn’t have a plan

Just put the blame on someone innocent

Let the people clear up the mess

But how long does it take

Some things are better left unsaid

We just needed help (just a little)

From somebody

Help (just a little)

Can anybody hear us

Hear our call

We just needed help (just a little)

From somebody

Help (just a little)

Can anybody hear us

Hear our call

We just needed help (just a little)

From somebody

Help (just a little)

Can anybody hear us

Hear our call

We just needed help (just a little)

From somebody

Help (just a little)

Can anybody hear us

Hear our call

We just needed help (just a little)

From somebody

Help (just a little)

Can anybody hear us

Hear our call

We just needed help (just a little)

From somebody

Help (just a little)

Can anybody hear us

Hear our call