The Castellows - Hurricane

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Verse 1
Thirty miles off the Gulf Stream
I hear the south wind moan
The bridges gettin' lower
The shrimp boats coming home
But the old man down in the Quarter
Slowly turns his head
Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle and
This is what he said

Chorus
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain
Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
It comes around every June
The high black water, the devil's daughter
She's hard and she's cold and she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
To wash away New Orleans

Verse 2
A man came down from Chicago
He's gonna set that levee right
He said, "It needs to be at least three feet higher
Or it won't make it through the night"
But the old man down in the Quarter
Said "Don't you listen to that boy
The water'll be down by the morning
And he'll be back to Illinois"
Chorus
And I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain
Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
It comes around every June
The high black water, the devil's daughter
She's hard and she's cold and she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
To wash away New Orleans

Verse 3
Thirty miles off the Gulf Stream
I hear the south wind moan
The bridges gettin' lower
The shrimp boats coming home
But the old man down in the Quarter
Slowly turns his head
Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle and
This is what he said

Chorus
I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain
Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
It comes around every June
The high black water, the devil's daughter
She's hard and she's cold and she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
To wash away New Orleans
And I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain
Underneath the Louisiana moon
I don't mind the strain of a hurricane
It comes around every June
The high black water, the devil's daughter
She's hard and she's cold and she's mean
But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
To wash away New Orleans
But nobody taught her it takes a lot of water
To wash away New Orleans

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The Castellows

Neo-Traditional Country music trio, The Castellows, are bringing a literal meaning to the phrase, “family tradition.” The band comprised of sisters Ellie (lead guitar), Powell (banjo) and Lily (vocals), hail from small rural Georgetown, Georgia, but now call Nashville home. The Castellows’ sound is traditional, yet modern. Authentic, yet harnessed. The common thread among the trio, other than their DNA, is their masterful three-part harmonies which blend together to create one singular, almost angelic, voice. The Castellows’ craft as songwriters is as robust as their voices, which is evident across the trio’s debut EP, A Little Goes A Long Way, releasing February 9, 2024. The band wrote/co-wrote six of the seven songs that make up the project, with the promise of much more music to come. The band began turning heads of music industry insiders in January 2023. When spring arrived, The Castellows had signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville & Warner Records, collectively. Wasting no time on pleasantries, The Castellows immediately got to work writing, recording, and performing live. Tapping veteran producer Trina Shoemaker (Sheryl Crow, Nanci Griffith, Queens of the Stone Age), the first fruits of labor to be harvested from 2023 is the debut A Little Goes A Long Way. One year later, the three sisters from a cattle farm in Georgia are still turning heads, landing on multiple 2024 ‘Watch Lists’ including CMT ‘Listen Up,’ Pandora, Country Now, and Nashville Lifestyles’ ‘Five Groups You Need To Know,” as well as announcing a 21-city tour that will begin eight days after the release of A Little Goes A Long Way….and they’re just getting started.