take a city bride

i got a house on stilts and a five dollar bill

sitting on the banks of a muddy

muddy bayou

that's a lot better than the streets of crowded cars

pawnshops

friendly neighborhood bars

but your mom and your papa won't let me come a courtin'

says i can't make a good livin' for the child

but the fish bite good and the crawfish are plenty

gonna make a lot of money when i take a city bride

i got a pain

can't run

and your papa's got a big dog

snappin' at my heels

get away you mangey hound

but the lights still burnin' and the ladders by the window

i take a chance

gonna make another round

but your mom and your papa won't let me come a courtin'

says i can't make a good livin' for the child

but the fish bite good and the crawfish are plenty

gonna make a lot of money when i take a city bride