Louisiana 2005
        (James van Pelt)
        based on
        Louisiana 1927
        (Randy Newman)

What has happened down there, is Katrina came,
Category Five from the south, and it started to rain
It rained and blew so hard that the levee gave in,
Eight feet of water in the streets of New Orleans.

The lake flowed in for days, the water rose all night,
Some people got lost in the flood, bodies floatin', such a terrible sight;
Poor folk abandoned in the city, like they couldn't be seen,
Eight feet of water in the streets of New Orleans.

Louisiana, Louisiana,
They tried to wash you away, they tried to wash you away.
Oh Louisiana, Louisiana,
They tried to wash you away, they tried to wash you away.

President Bush, he flew over in Air Force One,
Came down and hugged a few kids and took off again.
President say "Sorry I'm late, I'll send help,, you'll see,"
"Gonna shoot all the looters, this'll make us all stronger, ain't it great to be free."

Louisiana, Louisiana,
They're trying to wash you away, they're trying to wash you away.
New Orleans, Louisiana,
Gonna come back some day, gonna come back some day.
Gonna come back some day, gonna come back some day.