Whoa yay guy chertay bebé Tol' mama et tol' papa Di joh dit zhay dit par bon I got a house on stilts a five dollar bill A settin' on the banks of muddy, muddy bayou Lot better than the streets of crowded cars Pawn shops friendly neighborhood bars Ah, but your mama and your papa won't let me come courtin' They say that I can't make a good livin'...Learn More

Got in a little trouble at the county seat Lawd, they put me in the jail house for loafing on the street When the judge heard the verdict I was a guilty man He said forty-five dollars or thirty days in the can Said, that'll be cash on the barrelhead, son You can take your choice you're twenty-one No money down, no credit plan No time to chase you...Learn More

Over the years I've tried to be a better man Over the tears that I've lived and I've cried Over the hill they say lies a better land And I know we can survive Come a little closer we can make it all work out tonight Come a little closer help me see it will be all right Come a little closer we can have it all tonight People drift apart when...Learn More

Sometimes I get upset when people treat me bad I don't have time to think and so I get real mad I pull my hair and find somewhere that I can be alone But when I do I think of you and then I hurry home Where I've got chores to keep me busy A clock to keep my time A pretty girl to love me With the same last name as mine And when the flowers wilt A...Learn More