Louisiana Man chords by Connie Smith
Verse 1
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At birth Mom and Papa
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
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The clock strikes three,
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
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He jumps in his piro headed down the bayou
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He's got
Verse 3
B
fishin' lines strung
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
F#
A muskrat hides a hangin' by the dozen
Even got a lady make a muskrat's cousin
Got 'em out dryin' in the
hot hot sun
Tomorrow Papa's gonna
Interlude 1
turn 'em into mon
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Verse 5
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They call my Mama Rita and
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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F#
Fram and Malene are the family twins
Verse 6
F#
On the river float Papa's
great big boat
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F#
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
B
I can hardly wait until tomorrow
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
F#
I saw the cowboys and
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
B
He's got fishin' lines strung
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
B
Gotta make a livin' he's
a Louisiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
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Louisiana Man
Connie Smith
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