Discover the story of the song > Hurricane – Levon helm

The song talks about a man who was born in Louisiana and is used to hurricanes that come every June. A wise old man in the Quarter warns him about the power of the storms, and how they have never been able to wash away New Orleans, despite being hard, cold, and mean. The lyrics also mention a man from Chicago who thinks he can fix the levee, but the old man advises the protagonist not to listen as the water will go down on its own.