Louisiana Man
Johnny CashVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- bah- buh- bop- bahmmm
At birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned
They raised him on the banks of the river bed
Houseboat tied to a big tall tree
A home for my mama and my papa and me
The clock strikes three, papa jumps to his feet
Already mama's cookin' papa somethin' to eat
At half past, papa he's ready to go
He hops in his pirogue, headed down the bay- -ou
He's got fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
Settin' traps in the swamp catchin' anythin' he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen
Even got a lady make a muskrat cousin
Got 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun
Tomorrow papa's gonna turn 'em into mon
Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- bah- buh- bop- bahmmm
They call mama Rita and my daddy Jack
A little baby brother on the floor that's Mac
Brynn and Lynn are the family twins
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'
On the river floats papa's great big boat
And that's how my papa goes into town
Takes ev'ry bit of the night and the day
To even reach a place where the people stay
But I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes around
That's the day my pappy takes his furs to town
Papa promised me Ned and I could go
Even let me see a cowboy show
Cowboys and Indians for the first time then
I told my papa, gotta go a- -gain
Papa said, son we got the lines to run
We'll come back but now there's work to be done
He's got fishin' line strung across the Louisiana River
Gota catch a big fish for us to eat
Settin' traps in the swamps catchin' anythin' he can
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Gota make a livin' he's a Louisiana man
Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah.
mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- D bah- buh- bop- bahmmm
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Readable chord sheet for Louisiana Man by Johnny Cash
[G] Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah. mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- [D] bah- buh- bop- [G] bahmmm [G] At birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned They raised him on the banks of the [D] river [G] bed Houseboat tied to a big tall tree A home for my mama and my [D] papa and [G] me The clock strikes three, papa jumps to his feet Already mama's cookin' papa [D] somethin' to [G] eat At half past, papa he's ready to go He hops in his pirogue, headed [D] down the bay- [G] -ou He's got [C] fishin' lines strung across the Louisiana River Gotta catch a big fish for [G] us to [C] eat Settin' traps in the swamp catchin' anythin' he can Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man Gotta make a livin' he's a [G] Louisiana [C] man [G] Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen Even got a lady make a [D] muskrat [G] cousin Got 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun Tomorrow papa's gonna turn 'em [D] into [G] mon [G] Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah. mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- [D] bah- buh- bop- [G] bahmmm [G] They call mama Rita and my daddy Jack A little baby brother on the [D] floor that's [G] Mac Brynn and Lynn are the family twins Big brother Ed's on the [D] bayou [G] fishin' On the river floats papa's great big boat And that's how my papa goes [D] into [G] town Takes ev'ry bit of the night and the day To even reach a place where the [D] people [G] stay [C] But I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes around That's the day my pappy takes his [G] furs to [C] town Papa promised me Ned and I could go Even let me see a [G] cowboy [C] show [G] Cowboys and Indians for the first time then I told my papa, gotta [D] go a- [G] -gain Papa said, son we got the lines to run We'll come back but now there's [D] work to be [G] done He's got [C] fishin' line strung across the Louisiana River Gota catch a big fish for [G] us to [C] eat Settin' traps in the swamps catchin' anythin' he can Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man Gota make a livin' he's a [G] Louisiana [C] man [G] Mmm- bop-bop-bomm-bah, bah-bop-bahmm-bah-bah. mmm- bop-bop-bom-bah, bah-bop- D bah- buh- bop- [G] bahmmm