what has happened down here is the wind have changed clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain rained real hard and 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 people got lost in the flood some people got away alright the river have busted through cleared down to plaquemines six feet of water in the streets of evangeline louisiana they re tyring to wash us away louisiana they re trying to wash us away president coolidge came down in a railroad train with a little fat man with a note pad in his hand the president say little fat man isn t it a shame what the river has done to this poor crackers land 