(Verse) D C Thirty miles out in the Gulf Stream G D I can hear them South winds moan D C The bridges are lookin' lower G D Shrimp boats are hurryin' home D C The old man down in the quarter G D Slowly turned his head D C He took another shot of whiskey G D He looked at me and he said (Chorus) D C I was born in the rain by the Ponchartrain G D Underneath that Louisiana Moon D C And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane G A Yeah she comes 'round every June D C That high black water, she's the devils daughter G D She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean D C But nobody's taught her that it takes a lot of water G D To wash away New Orleans (Verse) D C A man came down from Chicago G D Gonna set that levee right D C He says it's got to be three feet higher G D Or it won't make it through the night D C The old man down in the quarter G D Said don't you listen to that boy D C The water'll down by mornin', son G D And he'll be on his way to Illinois (Chorus) D C I was born in the rain by the Ponchartrain G D Underneath that Louisiana Moon D C And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane G A Yeah she comes 'round every June D C That high black water, she's the devils daughter G D She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean D C But nobody's taught her that it takes a lot of water G D To wash away New Orleans (Chorus) D C I was born in the rain by the Ponchartrain G D Underneath that Louisiana Moon D C And I don't mind the strain of a hurricane G A Yeah she comes 'round every June D C That high black water, she's the devils daughter G D She's hard and she's cold, and she's mean D C Yeah we finally taught her that it takes a lot of water G D To wash away New Orleans