Preaching Up a Storm lyrics

They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm There was a crowd gathered down by the river Where me and Benny Thompson used to play I wondered if they had enough a water To wash old Lester Harper's sins away Cause I heard Miss Ida whisper he's too lost to save Well they would sing and it would rain and it was frightening Some things are hard to understand when you're eight I can still hear the thunder and see the lightning When Preacher Hayes raised his hands to pray I could feel my body tremble cause I was so afraid Yeah they were down by the river... [ guitar ] I was there but I could barely hear the sermon I was scared and didn't care to get up close I heard him tell 'em something was a burning And then he shouted something about a ghost And when they walked down in the water Sister Harper hollered please don't let him go Well they were down by the river... They were down by the river... They were down by the river...