What has happened down here Is the wind 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 Cleared out the plaque of mine Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away Oh Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away President Cooley's come down in a railroad train Little fat man with a notepad in his hand President said, little fat man, oh isn't it a shame What the river had done to this poor farmer's land Oh Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away Oh Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away Oh Louisiana, Louisiana They're trying to wash us away They're trying to wash us away