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The Lakes Of Pontchartrain
Lyricist:Jolie Holland
It was on one bright March morning when I bid New Orleans adieu And I took the road to Jackson Town, my fortunes to renew I cursed all foreign money, no credit could I gain Which filled my heart with longin' for the Lakes of Pontchartain
I sat on board a railway car beneath the morning sun And I rode the rails 'til evening and I laid me down again All strangers here no friends to me 'til a dark girl towards me came And I fell in love with a Creole girl from the Lakes of Pontchartrain
I said, 'My pretty Creole girl, my money here's no good If it weren't for the alligators, I would sleep out in the wood' 'You're welcome here, kind stranger, our house is very plain But we never turn a stranger out on the Lakes of Pontchartrain'
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com She took me to her mama's house and she treated me quite well The hair upon her shoulders in jet black ringlets fell To try to paint her beauty, I'm sure it would be in vain So handsome was my Creole girl from the Lakes of Pontchartrain
I asked her if she'd marry me, she'd said it never would be For she had got another and he was off at sea She said that she would wait for him and faithful would remain 'Til he returned to his Creole girl from the Lakes of Pontchartrain
So fair thee well my bonny old lass, I may never see you no more But I won't forget your kindness in that cottage by the shore And at every social gathering a golden glass I'll drain And I'll drink all health to the Creole girl from the Lakes of Pontchartrain
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