Louisiana 1927

What has happened down here,

Is the winds have changed

Clouds roll 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 people got lost in the flood,

Some people got away alright

The river had busted through

Clear down to Plackermine

Six feet of water

In the streets of Evangeline

Louisiana, Louisiana

They're trying to wash us away,

They're trying to wash us away

Oh Louisiana, Louisiana

They're trying to wash us away,

They're trying to wash us away

President Coolidge come down,

In a railroad train

With his little fat man

With a note pad in his hand

President says "little fat man,

Oh isn't it a shame,

What the river has done

To this poor farmer's land"

Oh Louisiana, Louisiana

They're trying to wash us away,

You're trying to wash us away

Oh Louisiana, oh Louisiana

They're trying to wash us away,

Oh Lord, they're trying to wash us away

They're trying to wash us away,

They're trying to wash us away