Friday, January 24, 2025

“Keep Cool With Coolidge!”

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 Clear Down To Plaquemines 
Six Feet Of Water In The Streets Of Evangeline


Louisiana, Louisiana 
They're Tryin' 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 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."

“Louisiana, 1927,” by Randy Newman. 

They assure me history only rhymes….

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