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Doug Kershaw
Miscellaneous
Louisiana Man (1961)
At birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned raised him on the banks of a river bed
A houseboat tied to a big tall tree a home for my papa and my mama and me
The clock strikes three and papa jumps to his feet
Already mamaâs cooking papa something to eat
At half past papa heâs ready to go he jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou
Heâs got fishing lines strung across the Louisiana rivers gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
Heâs setting traps in the swamp catching anything he can
Heâs gotta make a living, heâs a Louisiana Man
Heâs gotta make a living, heâs a Louisiana Man
Heâs got Muskrat hides hanging by the dozens even got a lady Mink, a Muskratâs cousin
Got âem out drying in the hot, hot sun tomorrow papaâs gonna turn âem into mon
They call mama Rita and my daddy Jack little baby brother on the floor thatâs Mack
Bren(da) and Lin(da) are the family twins and big brother Edâs on the bayou fishing
On the river floats papaâs great big boat thatâs how my papa goes into town
It takes every bit of a night and a day to even reach a place where people stay
I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around thatâs the day my papa takes his furs to town
Papa promised me that I could go heâd even let me see a cowboy show
I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time then I told my pop Iâve gotta go again
Papa said son weâve got lines to run weâll come back again but first thereâs work to be done
Heâs got fishing lines strung across the Louisiana rivers gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
Heâs setting traps in the swamp catching anything he can
Heâs gotta make a living, heâs a Louisiana Man
Heâs gotta make a living, heâs a Louisiana Man
- Album:
- Miscellaneous
- Louisiana Man
- Louisiana Man (US Release)
- The Cajun Way (US Release)
- The Best Of Doug Kershaw
- Rhino Hi-Five: Doug Kershaw
- The Best Of
- Louisiana Man - The Very Best of Doug Kershaw Live
- Greatest Hits
- Louisiana Man, Cajun Son
- Cajun Music
- Cajun Golden Collection
- Diggy Diggy Lo (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Kings of Country
- Cajun Greats
- The Wild Side of Life
- Diggy Liggy Lo
- 50 Greatest Cajun Hits
- Diggy Liggy Lo - Single
- Diggy Diggy Lo