Louisiana Man - Jan & Dean

At birth mama papa called their little boy Ned

Raised him on the banks of a river bed

A houseboat tied to a big tall tree

A home for my papa and my mama and me

The clock strikes three, papa jumps to his feet

Already mama’s cookin' papa somethin' to eat

At half past papa he’s a-ready to go

He jumps in his pirogue and he’s down the bayou

He’s got fishin' lines strung up on the Louisiana rivers

Try to catch a big fish for us to eat

He set the traps in the swamp catchin' anything he can

Try to make a livin', he’s a Louisiana man

Try to make a livin', he’s a Louisiana man

Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozens

Even got a lady mink, a muskrat’s cousin

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

Tomorrow papa’s gonna turn 'em into moon

Well they call mama Rita and my daddy Jack

Little baby brother on the floor that’s Mack

Fred and Lynn are the family twins

Big brother Ed’s on the bayou fishin'

On the river floats papa’s great big boat

That’s how my papa goes into town

Takes every bit of a night and a day

And even takes place where the people stay

I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around

That’s the day my papa takes the furs to town

Papa promised me that I could go

Even let me see a cowboy show

I seen the cowboys and Indians for the first time then

I told my papa gotta go again

Papa said, son we got lines to run

We’ll come back again 'cause there’s work to be done

He’s got fishin' lines strung up on the Louisiana rivers

Try to catch a big fish for us to eat

He set the traps in the swamp catchin' anything he can

Try to make a livin', he’s a Louisiana man

Try to make a livin', he’s a Louisiana man