Louisiana Man

Interpreted by Gary (6 June 2006) [email protected] Note: Im not sure of the *first few words* in line 3 of verse 4. I couldnt clearly hear them on the recording. If you know what they are please let me know. Thanks. Fiddle Intro Follow pattern of first verse () At first mom and papa called little boy Ned They raised him on the banks of the () bed A houseboat tied to a big tall tree A home for my mama and my () me The clock strikes three, papa jumps to his feet Already mama's cookin' papa () eat At half past, papa he's ready to go He hops in his pirogue, headed () down the bay-(D)-ou They got () fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River Gonna catch a big fish for () eat They're settin' traps in the swamp catchin' everythin' they can Gonna make a livin' he's a Louisiana man Gonna make a livin' he's a () man Verse 4 () Muskart hides hangin' by the dozen Even got a lady make a () cousin *Lot of them* a-dryin' in the hot, hot sun Tomorrow papa's gonna turn them () mon Fiddle Follow pattern of verse 4 x2 () They call my mama Rita and my daddy Jack A little baby brother on the () Mac Rynn and Lynn are the family twins Big brother Ed's on the () fishin' On the river floats papa's great big boat That's how my papa goes () town Takes every bit of the night and the day To even reach a place where the () stay () I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around That's the day my pappy takes his () town Papa promised me that I could go Even gonna see a () show I see the () cowboys and Indians for the first time then Told my pappy, gonna () go a-(D)-gain Pappy said, son we got the lines to run We'll come back again but first there's () done They got () fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River Gonna catch a big fish for () eat They're settin' traps in the swamp catchin' everythin' they can Gonna make a livin' he's a Louisiana man Gonna make a livin' he's a () man Gonna make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. Gonna make a livin' he's a () man