louisiana man

first

mama papa call a little boy 'ned'

raise him on the banks of the riverbed

in a houseboat tied to a big tall tree

home for my mama and my papa and me

half-past three

papa jumps to his feet

already mama cooking papa somethin' to eat

half-past five

papa's ready to go

jumps in his hero

headed down the bayou

got fishin' lines running 'cross the louisiana river

gonna catch a big fish for us to eat

settin' traps in the swamp

catchin' everything they can

gonna make a livin'

he's a lousiana man

gonna make a livin'

he's a lousiana man

muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen

even got a little baby muskrat cousin

got 'em out dryin' in the hot

hot sun

tomorrow

papa's gonna turn 'em into money

i can hardly wait until the mornin' comes around

that's the day my papa taked the furs to town

last time he told me that i could go

maybe even catch a cowboy show

saw cowboys and indians for the first time then

told my papa: got to come back again

papa said: son

we got lines to run

we'll come back again; there's work to be done