Down from the sky   Up from the raging sea   In the blink of an eye   Water's all you can see      All you could hear was the wind and rain   Nobody told us 'bout a hurricane   And if they had    could we escape such a terrible sound?      In Galveston    There ain't no higher ground      We had plenty of hope    When this brand new century began   Now there's six thousand gone   Some say it might have been ten      We're the finest country   And the smartest too   We certainly know more    Than the Cubans do   So Why do we bury our dead    In the water Where they all drown?      In Galveston   Their ain't no higher ground      The rain gave up   And the sea she laid back down   No tellin' how long   'Til all the bodies are found      Does Washington care?   Does Houston know?   We're an island in the gulf of Mexico   Guess they'll be lending a hand   As soon as the word gets 'round      In Galveston   There ain't no higher ground