Louisiana Man Lyrics

Well, at birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned
Raised him on the banks of a river bed
On a houseboat tied to a big tall tree
A home for my papa and my mama and me

The clock strikes three and papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cooking papa something to eat
At half past, papa he's ready to go
He jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou

He's got fishing lines strung across the Louisiana Rivers
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He's setting traps in the swamp catching anything he can
He's gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man

My Muskrat hides hanging by the dozens
Even got a lady mink, a muskrat's cousin
Got 'em out drying in the hot, hot sun
Tomorrow papa's gonna turn 'em into money

Well, they call mama Rita and my daddy Jack
Little baby brother on the floor that's Mack
Bren and Lin are the family twins
And big brother Ed's on the bayou fishing

On the river floats papa's great big boat
And that's how my papa goes into town
Takes him every bit of a night and a day
To even reach a place where the people stay

And I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around
That's the day my papa takes his furs to town
Papa promised me that I could go
He'd even let me see a cowboy show

I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time then
I told my pop I've gotta go again
Well, Papa said, "Son we've got lines to run
We'll come back again but first there's work to be done"

He's got fishing lines strung across the Louisiana Rivers
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He's setting traps in the swamp catching anything he can
Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man

Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make a living, he's a Louisiana man
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Johnny Cash - Personal File

May 2006

1. The Letter Edged In Black
2. There's A Mother Always Waiting At Home
3. The Engineer's Dying Child
4. My Mother Was A Lady
5. The Winding Stream
6. Far Away Places
7. Galway Bay
8. When I Stop Dreaming
9. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
10. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
11. Missouri Waltz
12. Louisiana Man
13. Paradise
14. I Don't Believe You Wanted to Leave
15. Jim, I Wore A Tie Today
16. Saginaw, Michigan
17. Girl In Saskatoon
18. The Cremation Of Sam McGee
19. It's All Over
20. A Fast Song
21. Virgie
22. I Wanted So
23. Seal It In My Heart And Mind
24. Wildwood In The Pines
25. Who At My Door Is Standing
26. Have Thine Own Way Lord
27. Lights Of Magdala
28. If Jesus Ever Loved A Woman
29. The Lily Of The Valley
30. Have A Drink Of Water
31. The Way Worn Traveler
32. Look Unto The East
33. Matthew 24 (Is Knocking At The Door)
34. The House Is Falling Down
35. One Of These Days I'm Gonna Sit Down And Talk To Paul
36. What On Earth (Will You Do For Heaven's Sake)
37. My Children Walk In The Truth
38. Sanctified
39. Lord, Lord, Lord
40. What Is Man
41. A Half A Mile A Day
42. Life's Railway To Heaven