The Be Good Tanyas - Lakes of pontchartrain

It was ^Gon one fi^Dne March morni^Cng ^G/B I b^Gid New Orl^Deans ad^Gieu. ^G And I was o^Gn the r^Doad to Ja^Cckson to^G/Bwn, my fo^Grtune ^G/Bto rene^Cw, I cur^Gsed all fo^Dreign mo^Cney, ^G/B no cr^Gedit co^Duld I ga^Cin, ^C Which fi^Glled my he^Dart with lon^Cging fo^G/Br the la^Gkes of Pon^Dtchartr^Gain. ^G

I ^Gsat on ^Dboard a ^Crailway ^G/Bcar, ben^Geath the m^Dorning ^Gsun, ^G and I road ^Gthe rai^Dls till e^Cvening, ^G/B and I ^Glaid me ^G/Bdown a^Cgain, All s^Gtrangers t^Dhere no ^Cfriends to ^G/Bme, till a ^Gdark girl ^Dtowards me ^Ccame, ^C And I f^Gell in lov^De with a ^CCreole ^G/Bgirl, by the ^Glakes of P^Dontchar^Gtrain. ^G

I s^Gaid, "My ^Dpretty ^CCreole ^G/Bgirl, my ^Gmoney he^Dre's no^G good,^G But if it w^Geren't for the ^Dalli^Cgators, ^G/B I would ^Gsleep out ^G/Bin the ^Cwoods". "You're ^Gwelcome here ^Dkind str^Canger, ^G/B our h^Gouse is^D very ^Cplain. ^C But we n^Gever ^Dturn a st^Cranger ^G/Bout, >From the ^Glakes of ^DPontchar^Gtrain."^G

She ^Gtook me i^Dnto her ^Cmomma's^G/B house, and ^Gtreated ^Dme right ^Gwell, ^G The^G hair u^Dpon her s^Choulder ^G/B in je^Gt blac^G/Bk ringl^Cets fell. To tr^Gy and pain^Dt her be^Cauty, ^G/B I'm s^Gure 'twould^D be in v^Cain, ^C So h^Gandsome wa^Ds my ^CCreole ^G/Bgirl, By the ^Glakes of P^Dontchart^Grain. ^G

I a^Gsked her ^Dwould she'd ^Cmarry m^G/Be, she^G said it n^Dever would ^Gbe, ^G For ^Gshe had^D got anot^Cher, ^G/B and h^Ge was ^G/Bof at s^Cea. She s^Gaid that s^Dhe would ^Cwait for ^G/Bhim and f^Gaithful^D she'd ^Cremain.^{C G}Waiting ^Dfor her ^Csailor,^G/B on the ^Glakes of P^Dontchar^Gtrain. ^G

So f^Gare you ^Dwell my ^CBonny ol ^G/Bgirl, I n^Gever will ^Dsee you no ^Gmore, ^G I wo^Gnt forg^Det your k^Cindness,^G/B in the ^Gcottag^G/Be by th^Ce shore. at ^Gevery ^Dsocial ^Cgather^G/Bing, a gol^Gden gla^Dss I'll ^Cdrain, ^C And I'll^G drink all^D health to t^Che Creo^G/Ble girl, And th^Ge lakes of^D Pontch^Gartrain^G.