I'VE ROAMED THIS

WIDE WORLD OV ER

SEEN MA NY

DIS TANT LANDS

BUT NOTH IN' CAN

COM PARE TO

MY HOME

IN LOU I SI AN

I'VE CLIMBED THE

HIGH EST

MOUN TAINS

AND SAILED

THE SEV EN SEAS

I'M HEAD ED BACK

TO LOU I SI AN

WHERE

MY GAL WAITS

FOR ME

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SHE MET ME AT

THE STAT ION

WITH HER

DARK EYES

ALL A GLOW

I HELD HER TIGHT

AND TOLD HER

THAT I LOVED

HER SO

WE STROLLED

A LONG

THE BAY OU

WHILE WE MADE

OUR WED DING

PLANS

FOR A LITTLE BIT

OF HEAV EN

WAY DOWN IN

LOU I SI AN

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THERE'S UNC LES

AND SOME COUS INS

ARE COM IN' BY

THE SCORE

WITH PIR OU GUES

AND SHRIMP BOATS

LINED UP A LONG

THE SHORE

WE'LL EAT

JAM BA LAY A

AND CRAW FISH PIE

'TIL WE CAN

HARD LY STAND

THAT'S THE WAY

WE DO THINGS

WAY DOWN

IN LOU I SI AN

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EX CITE MENT

SEEMS TO FILL

THE AIR WITH THE

GATH ER ING

OF THE CLAN

TO WATCH

A CA JUN WED DING

AS WE STAND HAND

AND HAND

NOW THE MUS IC'S

PLAY IN' SOFT LY

THERE COMES THE

PREACH ER MAN

WE'LL MAKE OUR

VOWS AND

SAY I DO

WAY DOWN

IN LOU SI AN