Louisiana Man-Connie Smith

[ti:Louisiana Man] [ar:Connie Smith] [al:Super Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.22]Connie Smith – Louisiana Man [00:03.41] [00:05.94]At birth Mom and Papa called their little boy Ned [00:08.50]They raised him on the banks of the river bed [00:11.16]A houseboat tied to a big tall tree [00:13.85]A home for my Papa and my Mama and me [00:16.35] [00:16.60]The clock strikes three Papa jumps to his feet [00:19.35]Already mama's cookin' Papa something to eat [00:21.97]At half past Papa he's ready to go [00:24.66]He jumps in his piro headed down the bayou [00:27.22] [00:27.53]He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana river [00:30.40]Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat [00:32.85]He set the traps in the swamp catchin' anything he can [00:35.72]Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man [00:38.59]Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man [00:41.16] [00:41.53]A muskrat hides a hangin' by the dozen [00:44.10]Even got a lady make a muskrat's cousin [00:46.91]Got 'em out dryin' in the hot hot sun [00:49.59]Tomorrow Papa's gonna turn 'em into mon [00:52.14] [01:03.75] [01:09.02]They call my Mama Rita and my Daddy's Jack [01:11.58]A little baby brother on the floor that's Mac [01:14.33]Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin' [01:17.22]Fram and Malene are the family twins [01:19.60] [01:19.91]On the river float Papa's great big boat [01:22.48]That's for my Papa goes into town [01:25.29]He takes every bit of the night and day [01:28.04]To even reach the place where the people stay [01:30.54] [01:30.91]I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around [01:33.60]That's the day my Papa takes his fire to town [01:36.40]Papa promised me that I could go even let me see a cowboy show [01:41.47] [01:41.85]I saw the cowboys and Indians for the first time [01:44.65]Then I told my Papa gotta go again [01:47.32]Papa said hon' we got the lines to run [01:50.21]We'll come back tomorrow 'cause the work to be done [01:52.77] [01:53.02]He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana river [01:55.93]Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat [01:58.30]He set the traps in the swamp catchin' anything he can [02:01.33]Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man [02:04.14]Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man [02:06.64] [02:07.14]Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man [02:09.62]Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man [02:16.30]Hey [02:17.68]