Ricky Nelson - Take A City Bride lyrics

I got a house on stilts and a five dollar bill Sitting on the banks of a muddy, muddy bayou That's a lot better than the streets of crowded cars Pawnshops, friendly neighbourood bars But your mom and your papa won't let me come a courtin' Says I can't make a good livin' for the child But the fish bite good and the crawfish are plenty Gonna make a lot of money when I take a city bride I got a pain, can't run, and your papa's got a big dog Snappin' at my heels, get away you mangey hound But the lights still burnin' and the ladders by the window I take a chance, gonna make another round But your mom and your papa won't let me come a courtin' Says I can't make a good livin' for the child But the fish bite good and the crawfish are plenty Gonna make a lot of money when I take a city bride