Louisiana Man Lyrics

At first Mom an' Poppa called the little girl Letty They raised her on the banks of a river bed A house boat tied to a big tall tree A home for my Poppa and my Momma and me The clock strikes three, Poppa jumps to his feet Already Momma's cookin' Poppa somethin' to eat At half past Poppa he's a ready to go He jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can He's gotta make a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man Gotta make a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen Even got a little bitty muskrat cousin Got 'em out dryin' in the hot hot sun Tomorrow Poppa's gone turn 'em into mon They call Moma Rita and my Daddy Jack My little baby brother on the floor, that's Mac Rhett and Lynn are the family twins Big brother Eddie's on the bayou fishin' On the river floats Poppa's great big boat That's how me and Poppa get in to town It takes every bit of a night and day To even reach a place where the people stay Oh I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around That's the day my Poppa takes the furs to town Poppa done promised me that I could go He'd even let me see a cowboy show I saw the cowboys and injun's for the first time then I told my Poppa "gotta go again" But Poppa says "Hon, we got lines to run We'll have to come again 'Cause there's work to be done" He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River Got a catch a big fish for us to eat He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can Gotta make a livin' he's a' Lousiana man Gotta make a livin' he's a' Lousiana man