Louisiana Man:The Seekers.
Released in 1966/'67.
INTRO:
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F G
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
#1.
C Am7
At birth, Mama 'n' Papa called their little boy Ned.
C G C
Raised him on the banks of the river bed.
C Am7
A houseboat tied to a big, tall tree,
C G C
A home for my Mama and my Papa and me.
C Am7
The clock strikes three, Papa jumps to his feet,
C G C
already Mama's cookin' Papa somethin' to eat.
C Am7
At half-past, Papa, he's a-ready to go,
C G C
He jumps in his pirogue, headed down the bayou.
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F G
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
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#2.
C Am7
They call Mama Rita and my Daddy, Jack.
C G C
The little baby brother on the floor is Mack.
C Am7
Bryn and Lynn are the family twins,
C G C
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'.
C Am7
On the river float Papa's great big boat,
C G C
that's how my Papa goes into town.
C Am7
Takes every bit of the night and day
C G C
to even reach a place where the people stay.
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
#3.
C Am7
I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes 'round.
C G C
That's the day my Papa takes his furs to town.
C Am7
Papa said, 'Son, we got lines to run.'
C G C
We come back again, 'cause there's work to be done.'
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
