Down in Louisiana,
got too much to lose
Down in Louisiana, got too much to lose
I got twenty years of living
with these old cane river blues
I work at Tenant Farming,
Jacob is my name
I work at Tenant Farming,
Jacob is my name
I spent half my life getting blisters
from cutting sugar cane
I got me a son named Jimmy,
I got a wife named Marie
She said, I got me a son named Jimmy,
I got a wife named Rae
She said, I'm gettin' old
workin' in the sun all day,
but she's done alright by me
She said, Jimmy needs some schoolin'
so he doesn't end up like you
She said, Jimmy needs some schoolin'
so he doesn't end up like you
But buying his books on
the money I make,
it's a damn hard thing to do
Mr. Jackson wants to see me,
and he called me in at four
Mr. Jackson wants to see me,
and he called me in at four
Said, I got me a combine, Jacob,
I don't need you anymore
Well, got a brother named Virgil,
he sells crack cocaine
I got me a brother named Virgil,
he sells crack cocaine
Well, he got rich a long time ago
when he left that sugar cane
Well, Virgil said, Hey, Jacob,
I'll make you a deal
I said, Virgil said, Hey,
Jacob, I'll make you a deal
I gotta get some goods to Opelousas
I need you behind the wheel
We were headed south on Tulane Road
called Highway 190
We were headed south
on a two -lane road
called Highway 190
Mr. Trooper pulled us over
outside of town,
he said, step out nice and slow
Mr. Trooper shot poor Virgil
when he tried to run
Mr. Trooper shot poor Virgil
when he tried to run
But I killed Mr. Trooper
with Virgil's old shotgun
Down in Louisiana,
I got nothing left to lose
I said down in Louisiana,
I got nothing left to lose
Now I'm going to Angola
with these old Cane River Blues
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