Released in 1966/'67. INTRO: Dm Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can, F C F G gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. #1. C Am7 At birth, Mama 'n' Papa called their little boy Ned. C G C Raised him on the banks of the river bed. C Am7 A houseboat tied to a big, tall tree, C G C A home for my Mama and my Papa and me. C Am7 The clock strikes three, Papa jumps to his feet, C G C already Mama's cookin' Papa somethin' to eat. C Am7 At half-past, Papa, he's a-ready to go, C G C He jumps in his pirogue, headed down the bayou. CHORUS: F He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river, F C F gotta catch a big fish for us to eat. F He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can.. F C F Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. F C F Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. Dm Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can, F C F G gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. #2. C Am7 They call Mama Rita and my Daddy, Jack. C G C The little baby brother on the floor is Mack. C Am7 Bryn and Lynn are the family twins, C G C Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'. C Am7 On the river float Papa's great big boat, C G C that's how my Papa goes into town. C Am7 Takes every bit of the night and day C G C to even reach a place where the people stay. CHORUS: F He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river, F C F gotta catch a big fish for us to eat. F He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can.. F C F Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. F C F Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. #3. C Am7 I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes 'round. C G C That's the day my Papa takes his furs to town. C Am7 Papa said, 'Son, we got lines to run.' C G C We come back again, 'cause there's work to be done.' CHORUS: F He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river, F C F gotta catch a big fish for us to eat. F He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can.. F C F Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. F C F Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. Dm Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can, F C F gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. F C F gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.