"Louisiana 1927"
What has happened down here is the winds have changed
The Clouds rolled in from the north and it started to Rain
It Rained real hard and it rained for a real long time
There were six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
The river rolled all day
The river rolled all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through clear down to Plaquemines
There were six feet of water in the streets of Evangelne
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little man with a note-pad in his hand
The President say, "Little man isn't it a shame what the river has done
To this poor crackers land."
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
What has happened down here is the winds have changed
The Clouds rolled in from the north and it started to Rain
It Rained real hard and it rained for a real long time
There were six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
The river rolled all day
The river rolled all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through clear down to Plaquemines
There were six feet of water in the streets of Evangelne
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little man with a note-pad in his hand
The President say, "Little man isn't it a shame what the river has done
To this poor crackers land."
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away