Louisiana Man

At first Mom and Papa called the little boy Ned Raised him on the banks of the riverbed 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 a-ready to go He jumps in his bireau heading down the bayou He's got fishing lines strung across the Louisiana River Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat He sets his traps in a swamp catching anything he can Gotta make a living he's a Louisiana Man Gotta make a living he's a Louisiana Man Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen Even got a lady makes muskrat's cousin All the hides drying in the hot hot sun Tomorrow Papa's gonna turn them into mon Well they call Mama Rita and my Daddy is Jack Little baby brother on the floor is Matt Green and Lynn are the family twins Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishing On the river floats Papa's great big boat That's how my Papa go