Lakes Of Ponchartrain

Lakes Of Ponchartrain easy guitar chords by Martin Simpson

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Through 
    streams 
    and 
    bogs 
    and 
    under 
    bush 

    made 
    my 
    weary 
    way 

    Though 
    windfalls 
    thick 
    and 
    devil's 
    floods 

    my 
    aching 
    feet 
    did 
    stray 

    Until 
    at 
    last 
    by 
    evening 
    start 

    on 
    higher 
    ground 
    gained 

    And 
    there 
    met 
    with 
    Creole 
    girl 

    by 
    the 
    Lakes 
    of 
    Ponchar
    train 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 2
    Good 
    evening 
    to 
    you 
    Creole 
    girl 

    my 
    money 
    is 
    no 
    good 

    Although 
    fear 
    the 
    gators, 

    well 
    must 
    defend 
    the 
    wood 

    You 
    are 
    welcome 
    here 
    kind 
    stranger, 

    my 
    house 
    is 
    very 
    plain 

    But 
    we 
    never 
    turn 
    stranger 
    out 

    by 
    the 
    Lakes 
    of 
    Ponchar
    train 

    Interlude 2


    Verse 3
    She 
    took 
    me 
    to 
    her 
    mommy's 
    house 

    and 
    she 
    treated 
    me 
    right 
    well 

    The 
    hair 
    around 
    her 
    shoulders 

    in 
    them 
    jet 
    black 
    ringlets 
    fell 

    I'd 
    try 
    to 
    describe 
    her 
    beauty 

    but 
    find 
    the 
    words 
    in 
    vain 

    So 
    beautiful 
    that 
    Creole 
    girl 

    by 
    the 
    Lakes 
    of 
    Ponchar
    train 

    Interlude 3


    Verse 4
    Well 
    asked 
    if 
    she'd 
    marry 
    me, 

    she 
    said 
    that 
    could 
    not 
    be 

    Because 
    she 
    loved 
    sailor 

    and 
    he's 
    far 
    away 
    at 
    sea 

    She 
    said 
    that 
    she 
    would 
    marry 
    him 

    and 
    true 
    she 
    would 
    remain 

    Even 
    through 
    he 
    never 
    did 
    comeback 

    by 
    the 
    Lakes 
    of 
    Ponchar
    train 

    Interlude 4


    Verse 5
    So 
    fare
    well 
    you 
    Creole 
    girl, 

    I'll 
    ne'er 
    see 
    you 
    no 
    more 

    I'll 
    ne'er 
    forget 
    your 
    kindness 

    in 
    the 
    cottage 
    by 
    the 
    shore 

    And 
    at 
    each 
    social 
    gathering 

    flowing 
    glass 
    I'd 
    drain 

    And 
    drink 
    health 
    to 
    the 
    Creole 
    girl 

    by 
    the 
    Lakes 
    of 
    Ponchar
    train 

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