Key: A major
Verse 1
called their little boy Ned
They raised him on the banks of the river bed
A houseboat tied to a big tall tree
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A home for my Papa and my Mama and me
Verse 2
Papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cookin'
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Papa something to eat
At half past, Papa, he's ready to go
Verse 3
across the Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He set the traps in the swamp
catchin' anything he can
Gotta make a livin' he's
a Louisiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Verse 4
Even got a lady make a muskrat's cousin
Got 'em out dryin' in the
hot hot sun
Tomorrow Papa's gonna
Verse 5
my Daddy's Jack
A little baby brother on the floor,
that's Mac
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'
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Fram and Malene are the family twins
Verse 6
great big boat
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That's for my Papa goes in to town
He takes every bit of the night and day
To even reach the place
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where the people stay
Verse 7
comes around
That's the day my Papa
takes his fire to town
Papa promised me that I could go
even let me see a cowboy show
Verse 8
Indians for the first time
Then I told my Papa gotta go again
Papa said hon' we got the lines to run
We'll come back tomorrow
'cause the work to be done
Verse 9
across the Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He set the traps in the swamp
catchin' anything he can
Gotta make a livin' he's
a Louisiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's
Verse 10
a Louisiana man
a Louisiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
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