I saw three shrimp in the w ater two were old and g rey
I swam a little bit c loser and I h eard the third one s ay
G oodbye M ama shrimp P apa shake my h and
H ere come the s hrimp boat for to t ake me L ouisia n'
H ere come the s hrimp boat for to t ake me L ouisia n'
H e showed his Mama and P apa the shrimp newspaper he r ead
A n invitation to a ll the shrimp and t his is what it s aid
F ree Ride N ew Orleans s tay in grand h otel
M eet Creole ga l who help you c ome out o f your s hell
M eet Creole ga l who help you c ome out o f your s hell
I f I should live to be n inety I will never f orget
T he little shrimp and the s ong he sang
As he j umped into the n et
G oodbye M ama shrimp P apa shake my h and
H ere come the s hrimp boat for to t ake me L ouisia n'
H ere come the s hrimp boat for to t ake me L ouisia n'
H ere come the s hrimp boat for to t ake me L ouisia n' (x3)