Louisiana Man

Lyrics

[Verse 1] At birth, mom and papa called their little boy Ned Raised him on the banks of a river bed A houseboat tied to a big tall tree A home for my papa and my mama and me The clock strikes three, papa jumps to his feet Already mama's cooking papa something to eat At half past, papa, he's ready to go He jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou [Chorus] He's got fishing line strung across the Louisiana rivers Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat He's setting traps in the swamps catching anything he can Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana Man Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana Man [Verse 2] Muskrat hides hanging by the dozen Even got a lady mink, a muskrat's cousin Got 'em out drying in the hot, hot sun Tomorrow papa's gonna turn 'em into mon' [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Well, they call mama Rita and my daddy Jack A little baby brother on the floor, that's Mack Bren' and Lin' are the family twins Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishing On the river float papa's great big boat That's how my papa goes into town It takes every bit of a night and a day To even reach a place where the people stay [Verse 4] I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around That's the day my papa takes the furs to town Papa promised me that a-I could go Even let me see a cowboy show I seen the cowboys and Indians for the first time then I told my pop I gotta go again Papa said, "Son, they've got lines to run We'll come back again, first there's work to be done" [Chorus] He's got fishing lines strung across the Louisiana rivers Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat He's setting traps in the swamps catching anything he can Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana Man Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana Man [Outro] Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana Man Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana Man