Zachary Richard - Manchac lyrics

Way back up in the woods along the Bogue Chitto Where the Amite River meets the Ponchartrain People tell a story about a creole maid Who fell in love with an Indian brave Manchac Late one night when the moon was down As quiet as the shadow of a bob cat's claw He stole her from the quarters and he hid her in the cane And they made love until the morning and then they ran away For many long days they had to keep a-running Through the muddy swamp bottom and the briar wood The hound and the posse and the master just behind 'em And If anybody could catch them it was him that could Manchac Chorus: Tell me do you still hear the hounds a-coming Tell me will you stay with me 'til the end Don't be worried for when we cross the river We will never come back this way again Way back up in the woods along the Notalbany River Near the ferry boat crossing called the Frenchman's Bend Early one morning there was blood upon the water When the master caught his daughter and he k**ed his friend Way back up in the woods along the Bogue Chitto Where the Amite River meets the Ponchartrain The spirit of a woman keeps a-moving on the water And she keeps on calling out an Indian name