Louisiana 1927

What has happened down here is the wind have changed Clouds rolled in from the north and it started to rain It rained real hard and it rained for a real long time Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline The river rose all day, the river rose all night Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away alright The river had busted through clear down to Plaquemine Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away Oh, Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away President Coolidge come down in a railroad train Little fat man with a notepad in his hand President say, "Little fat man, oh, isn't it a shame What the river have done to this poor farmer's land" Oh, Louisiana, Louisiana You're trying to wash us away, you're trying to wash us away Oh, Louisiana, oh Lord, oh Louisiana They're trying to wash us away, oh Lord, they're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away