Released in 1966/'67.
INTRO:
[Dm]Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
[F]gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.[G]
#1.
At [C]birth, Mama 'n' Papa called their [Am7]little boy Ned.
[C]Raised him on the banks of the [G]river [C]bed.
[C]A houseboat tied to a [Am7]big, tall tree,
A [C]home for my Mama and my [G]Papa and [C]me.
The [C]clock strikes three, Papa [Am7]jumps to his feet,
al[C]ready Mama's cookin' Papa [G]somethin' to [C]eat.
At [C]half-past, Papa, he's a-[Am7]ready to go,
He [C]jumps in his pirogue, headed [G]down the [C]bayou.
CHORUS:
He's got a [F]fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
[F]gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat.
He [F]sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
Oh, [Dm]yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
[F]gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.[G]
#2.
They [C]call Mama Rita and my [Am7]Daddy, Jack.
The [C]little baby brother on the [G]floor is [C]Mack.
[C]Bryn and Lynn are the [Am7]family twins,
[C]Big brother Ed's on the [G]bayou fish[C]in'.
[C]On the river float Papa's [Am7]great big boat,
[C]that's how my Papa goes [G]into [C]town.
[C]Takes every bit of the [Am7]night and day
[C]to even reach a place where the [G]people [C]stay.
CHORUS:
He's got a [F]fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
[F]gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat.
He [F]sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
#3.
[C]I can hardly wait 'til [Am7]tomorrow comes 'round.
[C]That's the day my Papa takes his [G]furs to [C]town.
[C]Papa said, 'Son, we got [Am7]lines to run.'
[C]We come back again, 'cause there's [G]work to be [C]done.'
CHORUS:
He's got a [F]fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
[F]gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat.
He [F]sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
Oh, [Dm]yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
[F]gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
[F]gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
INTRO:
[Dm]Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
[F]gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.[G]
#1.
At [C]birth, Mama 'n' Papa called their [Am7]little boy Ned.
[C]Raised him on the banks of the [G]river [C]bed.
[C]A houseboat tied to a [Am7]big, tall tree,
A [C]home for my Mama and my [G]Papa and [C]me.
The [C]clock strikes three, Papa [Am7]jumps to his feet,
al[C]ready Mama's cookin' Papa [G]somethin' to [C]eat.
At [C]half-past, Papa, he's a-[Am7]ready to go,
He [C]jumps in his pirogue, headed [G]down the [C]bayou.
CHORUS:
He's got a [F]fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
[F]gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat.
He [F]sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
Oh, [Dm]yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
[F]gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.[G]
#2.
They [C]call Mama Rita and my [Am7]Daddy, Jack.
The [C]little baby brother on the [G]floor is [C]Mack.
[C]Bryn and Lynn are the [Am7]family twins,
[C]Big brother Ed's on the [G]bayou fish[C]in'.
[C]On the river float Papa's [Am7]great big boat,
[C]that's how my Papa goes [G]into [C]town.
[C]Takes every bit of the [Am7]night and day
[C]to even reach a place where the [G]people [C]stay.
CHORUS:
He's got a [F]fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
[F]gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat.
He [F]sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
#3.
[C]I can hardly wait 'til [Am7]tomorrow comes 'round.
[C]That's the day my Papa takes his [G]furs to [C]town.
[C]Papa said, 'Son, we got [Am7]lines to run.'
[C]We come back again, 'cause there's [G]work to be [C]done.'
CHORUS:
He's got a [F]fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
[F]gotta catch a big fish for [C]us to [F]eat.
He [F]sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
[F]Gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
Oh, [Dm]yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
[F]gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
[F]gotta make a livin' he's a [C]Louisiana [F]man.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
