[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