my daddy said son put your guitar down we gotta build some fence gotta plow some ground i told my daddy try and understand this john deere tractor don t fit my plan and i hit the road chasin down a dream and i need a little help i m tryin to get to new orleans sidetracked up in illinois i m not that smart i m an innocent boy she called me baby she called me honey she called a cab and took away my money on the road again somewhere south of moline and i need a little help you see i m tryin to get to new orleans don t know why i gotta go if i don t try i ll never know about e touffe and cajun queens i need a little help you see i m tryin to get to new orleans hocked my watch bought a burger and fries tried to pretend it was red beans and rice midnight in memphis hello to graceland next stop louisiana and i m on the road chasin down a dream and i need a little help you see i m tryin to get to new orleans i need a little help you see i m tryin to get to new orleans i m just an old poor boy chasin down a dream and i need a little help you see i m tryin to get to new orleans