at birth momma an papa called little boy ned they raised him on the bank of the river bed houseboat tied to a big tall tree a home for my mama and my papa and me clock strikes three papa jumps to his feet already mama s cookin papa somethin to eat half past a papa he s ready to go he hops in his piro headed down the bayou they got fishin lines strung across the louisiana river gonna catch a big fish for us to eat they re settin traps in the swamp catchin everythin they can gonna make a livin he s a louisiana man gonna make a livin he s a louisiana man muskrat hides hangin by the dozen even got a lady named muskrat cousin thought about it dryin in the hot hot sun tomorrow papa s gonna turn them into mon they call my mama rita and my daddy jack a little baby brother on the floor that s mac brynn and lynn are the family twins big brother ed s on the bayou fishin on the river floats papa s great big boat that s how my papa goes into town makes every bit of the night and the day then even reach the place where the people stay i can hardly wait untill tomorrow comes around that s the day my pappy takes the furs to town papa promised me ned and mac could go even gonna see a cowboy show i see the cowboys and indians for the first time then told my pappy gonna a go again papa said son they got the lines to run we ll come back again but first there s work to be done and they got fishin lines 
['bakersfield sound', 'country', 'country rock', 'cowboy western']