Louisiana 1927

What had happened down there was the wind had changed

Clouds rolled in from the north and it started to rain

It rained real hard and it rained for a real long time

Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline

The river rose all day, the river rose all night

Some got lost in the flood, some got away alright

The river busted through clear down to Plaquemine

Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline

Louisiana, Louisiana

They're tryin' to wash us away

They're tryin' to wash us away

Louisiana, Louisiana

They're tryin' to wash us away

They're tryin' to wash us away

President Coolidge came down in a railroad train

With a little fat man with his notepad in his hand

President said, "Little fat man, ain't it a shame

What the river has done to this poor cracker's land?"

Louisiana, Louisiana

They're tryin' to wash us away

They're tryin' to wash us away

Louisiana, Louisiana

They're tryin' to wash us away

They're tryin' to wash us away

Louisiana, Louisiana

They're tryin' to wash us away

They're tryin' to wash us away

Louisiana, Louisiana

They're tryin' to wash us away

They're tryin' to wash us away

They're tryin' to wash us away

They're tryin' to wash us away