Down Big Thompson Canyon, across the Great Divide
I can hear her water rollin', and runnin' deep and wide
Carryin' the life stream to the people down below
Big T Water, don't you move along, you're slow
Big T Water, down the mountain and to the plains
Big T Water, we don't care if it ever rains
Sunshine and water will make those crops grow fine
Big T Water, keep a rollin' down the line
Back in the 30s, when the hard Depression hit
All the men for miles around were diggin' Big Thompson Ditch
Workin' from dawn to sunset, just to make that desert bloom
Now Big Thompson Country people got a lot of room
Big T Water, down the mountain and to the plains
Big T Water, now we don't care if it ever rains
Sunshine and water will make those crops grow fine
Big T Water, keep a rollin' down the line
Big T Water, keep a rollin' down the line