They had a little grey house
With a wood burning stove
Where they sit on the front porch
And watch the tall corn grow

When the crops got dusty
From the old dirt road
Daddy’s momma sang
Till the thunder rolled

Chorus:
Hey hi ho allelu
Never came down on a silver tin roof
In the middle of a dry summer day
From a clear blue sky
As the sweet voice filled up the hollow
Creek beds fillin’ up the water
The fields drink and the rivers started to rise
When granny sang "Hey ah oh allelu"
Heaven Cried

It was the saddest song
That ever touched my ears
Daddy swore up and down
It was the good Lord’s tears

There was Cherokee blood
Running through her veins
Some expect a flood
When grandma sang

(Chorus)