What's happened 
Down here 
Is the wind's 
Have changed 
Clouds rolled 
In from the north 
And it started to rain 
It rained real hard 
And it 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 all right 
The river had busted 
Through clear 
Down to Plaquemines 
Six feet of water 
In the streets 
Of Evangeline 

Louisiana, Louisiana 
They're tyrin' 
To wash us away 
They're tryin' 
To wash us away 
Louisiana, Louisiana 

They're tryin' 
To wash us away 
They're tryin' 
To wash us away 

President came down 
In his big airplane 
With his little fat man 
With a notepad 
In his hand 
President say 
'Little fat man 
Isn't it a shame? 
What the river has done 
To this poor 
Farmer's land 

Louisiana, Louisiana 
They're tyrin' 
To wash us away 
They're tryin' 
To wash us away 
Louisiana, Louisiana 
They're tryin' 
To wash us away 
They're tryin' 
To wash us away 
They's tryin' 
To wash us away 
They're tryin' 
To wash us away