Now seems to be an appropriate time for a little Randy Newman

[Call me Deacon Blues]

Louisiana 1927

What has happened down here is the winds have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
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 alright

The river have busted through clear down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangelne

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 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, 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
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away


And from the same album (Good Old Boys)


Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)

We've taken all you've given
But it's gettin' hard to make a livin'
Mr. President have pity on the working man

We ain't asking for you to love us
You may place yourself high above us
Mr. President have pity on the working man

I know it may sound funny
But people ev'ry where are runnin' out of money
We just can't make it by ourself

It is cold and the wind is blowing
We need something to keep us going
Mr. President have pity on the working man

Maybe you're cheatin'
Maybe you're lyin'
Maybe you have lost your mind

Maybe you're only thinking 'bout yourself
Too late to run. Too late to cry now
The time has come for us to say good-bye now

Mr. President have pity on the working man
Mr. President have pity on the working man


Both songs Copyright 1974 by Randy Newman

[demnan]

1. I've been humming Lousiana for two days now

n/t

[BeyondThePale]

2. as an LSU alum, I was worried...

that you were going to break into, "got college men at LSU..." (well, you know the rest.

[Kolesar]

3. My little buttercup, sweet little buttercup

Newman's songs were best when someone else sang them. "Little Buttercup" was from The Three Amigos.