Intro: (2X) Verse 1: (no Drums, Single Strums) Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream, I hear the South wind moan The bridges gettin lower, the shrimp boats comin home The old man down in the Quarter, slowly turns his head Takes a sip from his whiskey bottle and, this is what he said (Harmony, no Drums, Single Strums) I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, Underneath the Loosiana Moon I don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June The highblack water, a devils daughter, shes hard, shes cold, and shes mean But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans (drums) Verse 2: Man came down from Chicago, he gonna set that levee right he said It needs to be at least three feet higher, it won't make it through the night. But the old man down in the Quarter, he said don't you listen to that boy The water be down by the morning, and he'll be back to Illinois (Harmony) I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, Underneath the Loosiana Moon I don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June The highblack water, a devils daughter, shes hard, shes cold, and shes mean But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans Solo: (Chorus Chords) Verse 3: Thirty miles on the Gulf Stream, I hear the South wind moan bridges gettin lower, the shrimp boats comin home The old man down in the Quarter, slowly turns his head Takes a drink from his whiskey bottle and, this is what he said ( Cappella, Harmony) I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, Underneath the Loosiana Moon don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June (Harmony, with Drums) highblack water, a devils daughter, shes hard, shes cold, and shes mean But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans (Harmony) I was born in the rain on the Pontchartrain, Underneath the Loosiana Moon I don't mind the strain of a hurricane, they come around every June The highblack water, a devils daughter, shes hard, shes cold, and shes mean But nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans (no Drums, Single Strums) nobody taught her, it takes a lot of water, to wash away New Orleans (music) Outro:
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