To even reach the place where the people stay
We'll come back tomorrow 'cause the work to be done
I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Already mama's cookin' Papa something to eat
A houseboat tied to a big tall tree
I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time
They call my Mama Rita and my Daddy's Jack
That's for my Papa goes into town
At half past, Papa, he's ready to go
Even got a lady make a muskart's cousin
He takes every bit of the night and day
He set the traps in the swamp catchin' anything he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
Papa said hon' we got the lines to run
Got 'em out dryin' in the hot hot sun
The clock strikes three, Papa jumps to his feet
That's the day my Papa takes his fure to town
He jumps in his piro headed down the bayou
A home for my Papa and my Mama and me
Fram and Malene are the family twins
He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana river
On the river float Papa's great big boat
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana river
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
A muskart hides a hangin' by the dozen
A little baby brother on the floor, that's Mac
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
He set the traps in the swamp catchin' anything he can
Then I told my Papa gotta go again
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Tomorrow Papa's gonna turn 'em into mon
Papa promised me that I could go even let me see a cowboy show
