Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away alright
Oh, Louisiana, Louisiana
The river had busted through clear down to Plaquemine
They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away
Little fat man with a notepad in his hand
They're trying to wash us away, they're trying to wash us away
What the river have done to this poor farmer's land"
President Coolidge come down in a railroad train
It rained real hard and it rained for a real long time
The river rose all day, the river rose all night
They're trying to wash us away, oh Lord, they're trying to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
President say, "Little fat man, oh, isn't it a shame
Oh, Louisiana, oh Lord, oh Louisiana
Oh, Louisiana, Louisiana
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
You're trying to wash us away, you're trying to wash us away
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
