Louisiana Man

At birth, mom and papa called their little boy Ned

They raised him on the bank of a 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 cookin' Papa somethin' to eat

At half-past, Papa, he's ready to go

He jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou

He got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana river

Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat

Settin' traps in the swamps, catchin' anything he can

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man

Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen

Even got a lady mink, a muskrat's cousin

Got 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun

Tomorrow Papa's gonna turn 'em into mon'

Fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana river

Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat

Settin' traps in the swamps, catchin' anything he can

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man

Hey, that tasso and that boudin

With that tobasc'oh, les cornichons

I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around

That's the day my papa take his first to town

Papa promised me that I can go

Even let me see a cowboy show

I see the cowboys and Indians for the first time then

I tell my papa me, I gotta go again

Papa said, "Son, we got lines to run

We'll come back again, 'cause there's work to be done"

Got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana river

Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat

Settin' traps in the swamps, catchin' anything he can

He gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man

He gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man

He gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man

He gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man