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Louisiana 1927
These are the lyrics to an old Randy Newman song. It's been covered by Aaron Neville. It's been stuck in my head since the tragedy. The river brings prosperity and pain in equal doses. Little has changed since 1927. Yesterday on the news I heard a trumpet playing the tune in the background. Haunting.
What has happened down here is the wind have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
Rained real hard and 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 have busted through cleard down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
CHORUS
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand
The President say, "Little fat man isn't it a shame what the river has
done
To this poor crackers land."
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My work here is nearly finished.
Last edited by Moses; 09-02-2005 at 06:31 AM..
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