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Louisiana Man (Live on the Tom Jones Show)
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Bobbie Gentry
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(Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen I would like to introduce you to my special guest She's from Mississippi Her name is Bobbie Gentry) At first Mom an' Poppa called their little girl, Lady They raised her on the banks of a riverbed A houseboat tied to a big, tall tree A home for my Poppa an' my Momma and me The clock strikes three, Poppa jumps to his feet Already Momma's cookin' Poppa somethin' to eat At half-past, Poppa, he's ready to go He jumps in his pirogue headed down the bayou He's got fishin' line strung across the Louisiana River Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat He's settin' his traps, 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 little bitty muskrat cousin Got 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun Tomorrow, Poppa's gonna turn 'em into mon' Well, they call my Momma Rita and my Daddy Jack My little baby brother on the floor that's Mac Rhett and Lynn are the family twins Big brother Eddie's on the bayou fishin' On the river floats Poppa's great big boat That's how me and Poppa get in to town It takes every bit of a night and day To even reach a place where the people will stay I can hardly wait until tomorrow comes around That's the day my Poppa takes the furs to town Poppa done promised me that I could go He'd even let me see a cowboy show I saw the cowboys and injuns for the first time then I told my Poppa "Gotta go again" Poppa says "Hon', we got lines to run We'll have to come again 'cause there's work to be done" Fishin' line strung across the Louisiana River Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat He's settin' his traps, catchin' anythin' he can Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man Gotta make a livin', he's a Louisiana man Thank you Thank you
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