G Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah. D G Mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop-bah- buh- bop-bahmmm G At birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned D G They raised him on the banks of the river bed Houseboat tied to a big tall tree D G A home for my mama and my papa and me The clock strikes three, papa jumps to his feet D G Already mama's cookin' papa somethin' to eat At half past, papa he's ready to go D G He hops in his pirogue, headed down the bayou C He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River G C Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat Settin' traps in the swamp catchin' anythin' he can Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man G A Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man G Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen D G Even got a lady make a muskrat cousin Got 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun D G Tomorrow papa's gonna turn 'em into mon G Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah. D G Mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop-bah- buh- bop-bahmmm G They call mama Rita and my daddy Jack D G A little baby brother on the floor that's Mac Brynn and Lynn are the family twins D G Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin' On the river floats papa's great big boat D G And that's how my papa goes into town Takes ev'ry bit of the night and the day D G To even reach a place where the people stay C But I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes around G C That's the day my pappy takes his furs to town Papa promised me Ned and I could go G C Even let me see a cowboy show G Cowboys and Indians for the first time then D G I told my papa, gotta go again Papa said, son we got the lines to run D G We'll come back but now there's work to be done C He's got fishin' line strung across the Louisiana River G C Gota catch a big fish for us to eat Settin' traps in the swamps catchin' anythin' he can Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man G C Gota make a livin' he's a Louisiana man G Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah. D G Mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop-bah- buh- bop-bahmmm