The Coronas - The lakes of pontchartrain

^GIt was on^Ce ^Gfine March m^Dorni^Emng I b^Cid New^D Orleans adi^Geu And I t^Gook the r^Doad to J^Emackson t^Down, my ^Gfortun^De ^Gto ^Crenew I c^Gursed all f^Doreign ^Emmone^Dy, no cr^Gedit ^Dcou^Gld I ^Cgain Which f^Gilled ^Cmy ^Gheart with ^Dlonging ^Emfor the ^Clakes of ^DPontcha^Grtrain

I^G stepped ^Con^G board of a ^Drailroad ^Emcar ^Cbeneath ^Dthe morning ^Gsun I ^Grode the ^Droads till ^Emeveni^Dng and I ^Glaid me ^Ddo^Gwn ^Cagain No ^Gfriends to ^Dme all ^Emstra^Dngers till a ^Gdark girl ^Dtow^Gards me ^Ccame And I f^Gell in^C l^Gove with my ^DCreole ^Emgirl by the^C lakes of ^DPontchar^Gtrain

I^G said M^Cy ^Gpretty ^DCreole^Em girl, my ^Cmoney ^Dhere's no ^Ggood If it w^Geren't for ^Dall the ^Emalligato^Drs, I'd ^Gsleep out ^Din^G the ^Cwoods She said Y^Gou're welcome h^Dere, kind^Em str^Danger, our^G house is ^Dve^Gry ^Cplain But we n^Gev^Cer ^Gturned a ^Dstranger ^Emaway by the ^Clakes of ^DPontchar^Gtrain

S^Ghe took m^Ce ^Gto her M^Dammy's^Em house, and ^Ctreated ^Dme right w^Gell The h^Gair up^Don her ^Emshould^Ders in j^Get black ^Drin^Gglets ^Cfell To ^Gtry and p^Daint her ^Embeau^Dty, I'm ^Gsure it w^Dould ^Gbe in ^Cvain S^Go hands^Com^Ge was my Cre^Dole g^Emirl by the ^Clakes of ^DPontchar^Gtrain

I^G asked h^Cer ^Gif she'd ^Dmarr^Emy me, She ^Csaid it w^Dould never b^Ge For s^Ghe had g^Dot a l^Emover and ^Dhe was ^Gfa^Dr at ^Csea She^G said that ^Dshe would ^Emwait for ^Dhim and ^Gtrue s^Dhe w^Gould ^Cremain Till ^Ghe'd r^Cet^Gurn to his ^DCreole ^Emgirl on the ^Clakes of ^DPontchar^Gtrain

Its ^Gfare t^Chee^G well, me C^Dreole ^Emgirl, may I ^Cnever ^Dsee you ^Gmore I'll n^Gever f^Dorget your^Em kindnes^Ds in the ^Gcottage ^Dby^G the ^Cshore And^G at each so^Dcial g^Emather^Ding, a f^Glowing ^Dbo^Gwl I'll^C drain And I'll ^Gdrink ^Ca ^Ghealth to my ^DCreole ^Emgirl by the ^Clakes of ^DPontchar^Gtrain