Lakes Of Ponchartrain chords by Martin Simpson (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Through streams and bogs and under bush
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I made my weary way
Though windfalls thick and devil's floods
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my aching feet did stray
Until at last by evening start
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on higher ground I gained
And there I met with a Creole girl
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by the Lakes of Ponchartrain
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Good evening to you Creole girl
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my money is no good
Although I fear the gators,
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well I must defend the wood
You are welcome here kind stranger,
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my house is very plain
But we never turn a stranger out
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by the Lakes of Ponchartrain
Interlude 2
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Verse 3
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She took me to her mommy's house
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and she treated me right well
The hair around her shoulders
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in them jet black ringlets fell
I'd try to describe her beauty
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but I find the words in vain
So beautiful that Creole girl
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by the Lakes of Ponchartrain
Interlude 3
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Verse 4
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Well I asked if she'd marry me,
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she said that could not be
Because she loved a sailor
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and he's far away at sea
She said that she would marry him
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and true she would remain
Even through he never did comeback
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by the Lakes of Ponchartrain
Interlude 4
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Verse 5
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So farewell you Creole girl,
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I'll ne'er see you no more
I'll ne'er forget your kindness
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in the cottage by the shore
And at each social gathering
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a flowing glass I'd drain
And I drink a health to the Creole girl
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by the Lakes of Ponchartrain
Lakes Of Ponchartrain
Martin Simpson
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