[00:27.69]At first mom and papa called their little boy
[00:30.30]Ned They raise him on the banks of the river bed
[00:34.44]A houseboat tied to a big tall tree a home for my papa and my mama and me
[00:40.68]The clock strikes three papa jumps to his feet
[00:43.92]Already mama's cookin' papa somethin' to eat
[00:46.56]At half past papa he's ready to go he jumps in his piro headed down the bayou
[00:53.01]He's got fishin' lines strung across the
[00:55.32]Louisiana
[00:56.04]River Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
[00:59.58]He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can
[01:03.36]Gotta make a livin' he's a
[01:05.16]Louisiana man gotta make a livin' he's a
[01:08.34]Louisiana man
[01:10.56]Muskart hides hanging by the dozen even got a little baby muskart's cousin
[01:16.41]Gotta 'em fryin' in the hot hot sun tomorrow papa's gonna turn them into mon [dobro ]
[01:35.61]They call mama
[01:36.42]Rita and my daddy
[01:37.95]Jack My little baby brother on the floor that's
[01:41.16]Mac Red and
[01:43.14]Lynn are the family twins big brother
[01:46.26]Ed's on the bayou fishin'
[01:48.36]On the river float papa's great big boat that's how my papa goes into town
[01:54.81]He takes every bit of the night and day
[01:57.57]Then even reach the place where the people stay
[02:01.23]I can hardly wait till tomorrow comes around
[02:04.47]That's the day my papa takes his fures to town
[02:07.68]Papa promised me that
[02:09.24]I could go even let me see a cowboy show
[02:13.71]I saw the cowboys and
[02:15.03]Indians for the first time then
[02:17.43]I told my papa gotta go again
[02:20.49]Papa said son we got the lines to run
[02:23.58]We'll come back again cause there's work to be done [dobro ]
[02:41.85]He's got fishin' lines...
[02:49.23]Gotta make a livin' he's a
[02:57.66]Louisiana man gotta make a livin' he's a
[03:00.72]Louisiana man