[Mb-civic] Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman - Boston Globe

[William Swiggard]

Louisiana 1927

By Randy Newman  |  September 7, 2005

THE LYRICS, by singer/songwriter Randy Newman, tell the story of the 
Louisiana flood of 1927, which killed hundreds and displaced hundreds of 
thousands across six states. The disaster is credited with sparking one 
of the great voting movements of the 20th century -- the shift in 
Southern black allegiance from the Republican to the Democratic Party -- 
and with spurring the New Deal politics of big government. Will history 
repeat?

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 Evangeline

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

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

Words and music by Randy Newman. Used by permission.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/09/07/louisiana_1927/
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