What's happened Down here Is the wind's Have changed Clouds rolled In from the north And it started to rain It 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 all right The river had busted Through clear Down to Plaquemines Six feet of water In the streets Of Evangeline Louisiana, Louisiana They're tyrin' 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 came down In his big airplane With his little fat man with a notepad In his hand President say 'Little fat man Isn't it a shame? What the river has done To this poor Farmer's land Louisiana, Louisiana They're tyrin' 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's tryin' To wash us away They're tryin' To wash us away