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AmAransas Pass to CMatagorda, FFreeport to GGalveston
It didn't Ammatter which side of that Cold state line that FPort Arthur was Gon
Them CCajun boys were lonesome for LouisiFana, that's for Gsure
And they'd say "CGoodbye Texas, Fhello Port ArCtur"
CBack in '67 I Fworked the evening Ctour
As a Froughneck in the Coil fields and I made eight bucks an Ghour
CThat was sure good money then but I Falways had it Cspent
FTuition down at CTexas A&GI was where it Cwent
CNow throwing chain through the summer break was Fnot the way to Cgo
So I Ftook a job on a Cwork boat in the Gulf of MexiGco
The Cport of Corpus Christi was Fwhere we let out Cfrom
And the Fcrew was mostly CCajun boys too Gold for Viet-CNam
AmAransas Pass to CMatagorda, FFreeport to GGalveston
It didn't Ammatter which side of that Cold state line that FPort Arthur was Gon
Them CCajun boys were lonesome for LouisiFana, that's for Gsure
And they'd say "CGoodbye Texas, Fhello Port ArCtur"
CEvenings I would watch that big old Fsun sink in the Cwaves
And FI'd write letters Cback home to my sweetheart everyGday
Them boys were Cnice enough but they'd had all of this Fstate that they could Cstand
They'd say "FTexas, she's alCright, but she Gain't no LouisiCanne."
AmAransas Pass to CMatagorda, FFreeport to GGalveston
It didn't Ammatter which side of that Cold state line that FPort Arthur was Gon
Them CCajun boys were lonesome for LouisiFana, that's for Gsure
And they'd say "CGoodbye Texas, Fhello Port ArCtur"
CGoodbye Texas, Fhello Port ArCtur

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Port Artur

by McKay Brothers

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Am C F G

Aransas Pass to Matagorda, Freeport to Galveston

Am C F G

It didn't matter which side of that old state line that Port Arthur was on

C F G

Them Cajun boys were lonesome for Louisiana, that's for sure

C F C

And they'd say "Goodbye Texas, hello Port Artur"

C F C

Back in '67 I worked the evening tour

F C G

As a roughneck in the oil fields and I made eight bucks an hour

C F C

That was sure good money then but I always had it spent

F C G C

Tuition down at Texas A&I was where it went

C F C

Now throwing chain through the summer break was not the way to go

F C G

So I took a job on a work boat in the Gulf of Mexico

C F C

The port of Corpus Christi was where we let out from

F C G C

And the crew was mostly Cajun boys too old for Viet-Nam

Am C F G

Aransas Pass to Matagorda, Freeport to Galveston

Am C F G

It didn't matter which side of that old state line that Port Arthur was on

C F G

Them Cajun boys were lonesome for Louisiana, that's for sure

C F C

And they'd say "Goodbye Texas, hello Port Artur"

C F C

Evenings I would watch that big old sun sink in the waves

F C G

And I'd write letters back home to my sweetheart everyday

C F C

Them boys were nice enough but they'd had all of this state that they could stand

F C G C

They'd say "Texas, she's alright, but she ain't no Louisianne."

Am C F G

Aransas Pass to Matagorda, Freeport to Galveston

Am C F G

It didn't matter which side of that old state line that Port Arthur was on

C F G

Them Cajun boys were lonesome for Louisiana, that's for sure

C F C

And they'd say "Goodbye Texas, hello Port Artur"

C F C

Goodbye Texas, hello Port Artur

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