The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #119219 Message #3481738
Posted By: Lighter
20-Feb-13 - 03:30 PM
Thread Name: Sea Chanteys/Shanties page-Gibb Sahib
Subject: RE: Sea Chanteys/Shanties page-Gibb Sahib
Here's how I hear Dwyer's "Louisiana Belle":
Beefsteaks when you're hungry,
Whisky when you're dry,
Greenbacks when you're hard up,
Sweet heaven when you die!
Oh, the new road, a railroad,
A river or canal;
My love she is a kicker
A Lou'siana belle!
When I wake up in the mornin',
And I look up in the sky,
And I hear the n*****s roarin',
Oh, how is that for high?
Oh, a railroad, a steamboat,
A river or canal;
My love she is a kicker,
A Lou'siana belle!
It's hard to understand. Am least sure about "kicker."