The Seekers - Louisiana man

^DmOh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can, ^Fgotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman. ^G

At ^Cbirth, Mama 'n' Papa called their ^Am7little boy Ned. ^CRaised him on the banks of the ^Griver ^Cbed. ^CA houseboat tied to a ^Am7big, tall tree, A ^Chome for my Mama and my ^GPapa and ^Cme. The ^Cclock strikes three, Papa ^Am7jumps to his feet, al^Cready Mama's cookin' Papa ^Gsomethin' to ^Ceat. At ^Chalf-past, Papa, he's a-^Am7ready to go, He ^Cjumps in his pirogue, headed ^Gdown the ^Cbayou.

He's got a ^Ffishin' line strung across a Louisiana river, ^Fgotta catch a big fish for ^Cus to ^Feat. He ^Fsets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can.. ^FGotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman. ^FGotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman. Oh, ^Dmyeah, Cajun man, do all he can, ^Fgotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman. ^G

They ^Ccall Mama Rita and my ^Am7Daddy, Jack. The ^Clittle baby brother on the ^Gfloor is ^CMack. ^CBryn and Lynn are the ^Am7family twins, ^CBig brother Ed's on the ^Gbayou fish^Cin'. ^COn the river float Papa's ^Am7great big boat, ^Cthat's how my Papa goes ^Ginto ^Ctown. ^CTakes every bit of the ^Am7night and day ^Cto even reach a place where the ^Gpeople ^Cstay.

He's got a ^Ffishin' line strung across a Louisiana river, ^Fgotta catch a big fish for ^Cus to ^Feat. He ^Fsets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can.. ^FGotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman. ^FGotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman.

^CI can hardly wait 'til ^Am7tomorrow comes 'round. ^CThat's the day my Papa takes his ^Gfurs to ^Ctown. ^CPapa said, 'Son, we got ^Am7lines to run.' ^CWe come back again, 'cause there's ^Gwork to be ^Cdone.'

He's got a ^Ffishin' line strung across a Louisiana river, ^Fgotta catch a big fish for ^Cus to ^Feat. He ^Fsets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can.. ^FGotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman. ^FGotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman. Oh, ^Dmyeah, Cajun man, do all he can, ^Fgotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman. ^Fgotta make a livin' he's a ^CLouisiana ^Fman.