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At birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned
They raised him on the banks of the river bed
Houseboat tied to a big tall tree
home for my mama and my papa and me
The clock strikes three papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cookin' papa somethin' to eat
At half past papa he's ready to go
He hops in his pirogue headed down the bay-- ou
He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River
Settin' traps in the swamp ca tchin' any thin' he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make livin' he's L ouisiana man
Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen
Got 'em ou t dryin' in the hot hot sun
Tomorrow papa's gonna turn'em into mon
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They call mama Rita and my daddy Jack
B rynn and Lynn are the family t wins
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'
On the river floats papa's great big boat
And that's how my papa goes into town
Takes ev'ry bit of the night and the day
To even reach place where the people stay
But I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes around
That's the day my pappy takes his furs to town
Papa promised me Ned and I could go
Even let me see c owboy show
Cowboys and Indians for the first time then
Papa said son we got th e line s to run
We'll come back but now there's work to be done
He's got fishin' line strung across the Louisiana River
Settin' trap s in the swamps catchin' a nythin' he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gota make livin' he's L ouisiana man
M mm- bop-bop-bomm-bah bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah bah-bop-b ah- buh- bop-b ahmmm
