Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Martin Simpson
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Randy Newman
Songwriter
Lyrics
What has happened down here
Is that the wind has changed
The clouds roll in from the north
And it start to rain
It rained real hard
And it rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
The river rose all day
And the river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted
So clear down to Plaquemine
Six feet of water in the streets of the Lower Nine
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Now President Coolidge come down here
In a railroad train
With a little fat man
With a notepad in his hand
And President Coolidge
He said little fat man
Isn't it a shame
What the river have done
To this poor cracker's land
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
What has happened down here
Is that the wind has changed
The clouds roll in from the north
And it start to rain
It rained real hard
And it rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Written by: Randy Newman
