Randy Newman - Louisiana lyrics

What had happened down there was the wind had changed Cloud rolled in from the north and it started to 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 got lost in the flood, some got away all right The river busted through clear down to Plaquemine Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline Louisiana, Louisiana They're tryin' 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 come down in a railroad train With a little fat man with a notepad in his hand President say, "Little fat man, isn't it a shame What the river has done to this poor cracker's land?" Louisiana, Louisiana They're tryin' 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 They're tryin' to wash us away They're tryin' to wash us away