Louisianne



I've seen the rain, more leak than I got pot
When the sugar cane can't drink another drop
When the bayou barge don't need to use the lock
I've seen the rain in Louisianne, I've seen the rain

I've seen the sun, make gumbo in the bay
To hot to fly, so the ducks decide to stay
Make my Yvonne say, no bon temp roule
I've seen the sun in Louisianne, I've seen the sun

I've seen the cold, won't let my big pot boil
But that's OK, my hanging meat won't spoil
The old crawfish, he's way down in the soil
I've seen the cold in Louisianne, I've seen the cold

I've seen the wind bring cypress to their knees
Make my perouge land way up in the tree
It's blowing hard in Camp Chu-du-chawee
I've seen the wind in Louisianne, I've seen the wind
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX AABX BBBX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 715
Words 146
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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