D#7 A# D#7 Whoa yay guy, chertay bebe A# Told mama et told papa D#7 Di joh dit zhay dit par bon D#7 A#7 I got a house on stilts, a five dollar bill D#7 A settinʼ on the banks of muddy muddy bayou A#7 Lot better than the streets of crowded cars D#7 Pawn shops, friendly neighborhood bars D#7 Ah but your mama and your papa wonʼt let me come courtinʼ A#7 D#7 They says I canʼt make a good livinʼ for their child D#7 Ah but the fish bites good, the crawfish are plenty A#7 D#7 Gonna make a lot of money when I take a city bride D#7 A#7 I got a paint canʼt run, your pappyʼs got a big dog D#7 Snappinʼ at my heels, get away you mangy hound D#7 A#7 Lightʼs still burning, and the ladder by the window D#7 Take a chance gonna make another round D#7 Ah but your mama and your papa wonʼt let me come courtinʼ A#7 D#7 They says I canʼt make a good livinʼ for their child D#7 Ah but the fish bites good, the crawfish are plenty A#7 D#7 Gonna make a lot of money when I take a city bride D#7 Yea but your mama and your papa wonʼt let me come courtinʼ A#7 D#7 They says I canʼt make a good livinʼ for their child D#7 Ah but the fish bites good, the crawfish are plenty A#7 D#7 Gonna make a lot of money when I take a city bride