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At first Mom and Poppa called the little girl a lady
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They raised her on the banks of a river bed
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A house boat tied to a big tall tree
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A home for my poppa and my momma and me
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The clock strikes three Poppa jumps to his fee
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Already Moma's cookin' Poppa somethin' to eat
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At half past Poppa he's a ready to go, he jumps in
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his pirogue headed down the bayou
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He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River
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Got to catch a big fish for us to eat
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He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can
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Gotta make a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man,gotta make
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a livin' he's a 'Lousiana man
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Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen, even got a little bitty
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muskrat cousin
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Got 'em out dryin' in the hot hot sun, tomorrow Poppa's
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gone turn em into money
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They call Moma Rita and my Daddy Jack,my little baby
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brother on the floor that's Mac,Rhett and Lynn are the
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family twins,big brother Eddie's on the bayou fishin'
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On the river floats Poppa's great big boat
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That's how me and Poppa get in to town
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It takes every bit of a night and day to even reach
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a place where the people stay
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Oh I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around
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That's the day my Poppa takes the furs to town
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Poppa done promised me that I could go
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He'd even let me see a cowboy show
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I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time then
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I told my Poppa "gotta go again" but Poppa says"Hon
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we got lines to run,we'll have to come again,cause theres
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work to be done"
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He's got fishin' line strung across the 'Lousiana River
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Got a catch a big fish for us to eat
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He's settin' his traps catchin' anything he can
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Gotta make a livin' he's a' Lousiana man
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Gotta make a livin' he's a' Lousiana man-an
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Poppa done promised me that I could go
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He'd even let me see the cowboy show
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I saw the cowboys and indians for the first time then
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I told my Poppa "Gotta go again" but Poppa said "Hon,
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we got lines to run,we'll have to come again cause theres
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work to be done
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repeat chorus-
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Louisiana Man
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| Bobbie Gentry |
