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