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Louisiana Man: Ricky Nelson
Album - Bright Lights And Country Music -
on ACE Records in 1966
INTRO:
C#m D A D
#1.
DAt first mom and papa called their little boy, Ned.
They raised him on the banks of a riverbed.
DA houseboat tied to a big tall tree, a home for 
my mama and my papa and me.
DThe clock strikes three papa jumps to his feet,
already mama's cooking papa Asomethin' to Deat.
DAt half past, papa he's a ready to go,
he jumps in his pirogue headed Adown the Dbayou.
CHORUS:
He's got Gfishin' lines strung across the Louisiana 
River..gotta catch a big fish for Dus to Geat.
GHe's settin' his traps, catchin' anything he can.
GGotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a livin', he's a DLouisiana Gman.
#2.
DMuskrat hides hangin' by the dozen, even got a 
little baby Amuskrat Dcousin.
DGot 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun, tomorrow 
Papa's gonna turn 'em into mon.
INTERLUDE:
D A D  D A D
#3.
DThey call mama Rita and my daddy Jack, my little 
baby brother on the floor, that's Mac.
DRed and Len are the family twins, big brother Ed's 
on the bayou fishin'.
#4.
DOn the river floats papa's great big boat, that's 
how me and papa go Ainto Dtown.
DIt takes every bit of a night and day to even reach 
the place where the Apeople Dstay.
#5.
GI can hardly wait tomorrow comes around, that's the 
day my Poppa takes the Dfurs to Gtown.
GPapa promised me that I could go, he even let me see
a Dcowboy Gshow.
GI saw the Dcowboys and Indians for the first time, then.
I told my Papa, got to Ago aDgain.
DPapa said,  son, we got lines to run, we'll come back 
again cause there's Awork to be Ddone.
INTERLUDE:
D A D  D A D
CHORUS:
He's got Gfishin' lines strung across the Louisiana 
River..gotta catch a big fish for Dus to Geat.
GHe's settin' his traps, catchin' anything he can.
GGotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a livin', he's a DLouisiana Gman.
OUTRO:
GGotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.
Gotta make a livin', he's a DLouisiana Gman.
D A D  D A D
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Louisiana Man

by Ricky Nelson

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C#m

Louisiana Man: Ricky Nelson

Album - Bright Lights And Country Music -

on ACE Records in 1966

INTRO:

C#m D A D

#1.

At first mom and papa called their little boy, Ned.

They raised him on the banks of a riverbed.

A houseboat tied to a big tall tree, a home for

my mama and my papa and me.

The clock strikes three papa jumps to his feet,

A D

already mama's cooking papa somethin' to eat.

At half past, papa he's a ready to go,

A D

he jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou.

CHORUS:

He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana

D G

River..gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.

He's settin' his traps, catchin' anything he can.

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.

D G

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.

#2.

Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen, even got a

A D

little baby muskrat cousin.

Got 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun, tomorrow

Papa's gonna turn 'em into mon.

INTERLUDE:

D A D D A D

#3.

They call mama Rita and my daddy Jack, my little

baby brother on the floor, that's Mac.

Red and Len are the family twins, big brother Ed's

on the bayou fishin'.

#4.

On the river floats papa's great big boat, that's

A D

how me and papa go into town.

It takes every bit of a night and day to even reach

A D

the place where the people stay.

#5.

I can hardly wait tomorrow comes around, that's the

D G

day my Poppa takes the furs to town.

Papa promised me that I could go, he even let me see

D G

a cowboy show.

G D

I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time, then.

A D

I told my Papa, got to go again.

Papa said, son, we got lines to run, we'll come back

A D

again cause there's work to be done.

INTERLUDE:

D A D D A D

CHORUS:

He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana

D G

River..gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.

He's settin' his traps, catchin' anything he can.

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.

D G

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.

OUTRO:

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.

D G

Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man.

D A D D A D

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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