My hands they trembled, my knees they shook And nothing ever was the same I could not bear to look The day the end finally came The lightnin' struck the river And the water burst up in flames All the preachers forgot their purpose The day the end finally came All the children they were doomed They were born with no names They were cursed inside the womb The day the end finally came All the birds escaped their cages And all the dogs broke their chains And that is how it all went down The day the end finally came