Louisiana Man

At first mom and papa called their little boy Ned

Raised him on the banks of the river bed

A houseboat tied to a big big 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 somethin' to eat

At half past papa he's ready to go

Jumps in his piro headed down the bayou

He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River

Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat

He set his crops in the swamps catchin' anythin' he can

Tryin' to make a livin' he's a Louisiana man

Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man

Muskart hides a hangin' by the dozen

Even got a lady make a muskart's cousin

Pile of hide dryin' in the hot hot sun

Tomorrow papa's gonna turn them into mon

They call mama Rita and my daddy Jack

A little baby brother on the floor that's Mac

Rynn and Lynn are the family twins

Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'

On the river float papa's great big boat

That's for my papa goes into town

He takes every bit of the night and day

Then ever reach the place where the people stay

I can hardly wait when tomorrow comes around

That's the day papa takes his fure to town

Papa promised me that I could go

He said we'll go to see a cowboy show

I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time then

I told my papa gotta go again

Papa said son we got the lines to run

We'll go again soon but there's work to be done

Fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River...