Oh yeh! Cajun man do all he can
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
At birth Mama Papa called their little boy Ned
Raised him on the banks of the river bed
A houseboat tied to a big tall tree
A home for my mama and my papa and me
The clock strikes three Papa jumps to his feet
Already Mama s cooking Papa something to eat
At half-past Papa he s a-ready to go
He jumps in his bureau headed down the bayou
He s got a fishing line strung across a Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He sets his traps in the swamps catches anything he can
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
Oh yeh! Cajun man do all he can
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
They call Mama Rita and my daddy Jack
the little baby brother on the floor is Mack
Bryn and Lynn are the family twins
Big brother Ed s on the bayou fishing
On the river float Papa s great big boat
That s how my papa goes into town
Takes every bit of the night and day
To even reach a place where the people stay
He s got a fishing line strung across a Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He sets his traps in the swamps catches anything he can
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
I can hardly wait till tomorrow comes round
That s the day my Papa takes his furs to town
Papa said Son we got lines to run
We come back again cause there s work to be done
He s got a fishing line strung across a Louisiana river
Gotta catch a big fish for us to eat
He sets his traps in the swamps catches anything he can
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
Oh yeh! Cajun man do all he can
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man
Gotta make a living he s a Louisiana man