Louisiana 1927

What has happened down here is the wind have changed

Clouds rolled in from the north and it started 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 flood, some people got away alright

The river had busted through clear down to Plaquemine

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

Little fat man with a notepad in his hand

President say, "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, they're trying to wash us away

Oh Louisiana, oh Lord, 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