Merle Travis - Louisiana Boogie Lyrics

Way down in Lousiana where a fella played piana in a boogie woogie delta band
When trouble was arriving, he'd go right onto jiving with a 38 special in his hand
He got to shootin' one night, and not a meanin' no harm he ended up a workin'' on a prison farm
And now they call him old delta Dan, the Lousiana boogie woogie man

He does the Lousiana boogie
(lousiana boogie)
Wear the ball and chain
(ball and chain)
He knows the boogie woogie just like his middle name.

When the sun a comes a cookin' and the guard he ain't a lookin'
He gets a good grip on his --
Starts ta granin' and a choppin', reelin' and a rockin'
Til he gets to the end of the road
Just a choppin' and a rhythm and a havin' his fun
A hittin' 8 beats to the other mans 1
Ol' 8 beat delta Dan the Lousiana boogie woogie man

He does the Lousiana boogie
(lousiana boogie)
Wear the ball and chain
(ball and chain)
He knows the boogie woogie just like his middle name.

One day he told the warden if he couldn't get a part -- that would suit him so well
Tell the state of lousiana just to give him my piana, lock it with me in my cell
When gabriel blows his trumpet at the end of time
I'll have him boogie woogin' when he blows the second line
Oh boogie woogie delta Dan the lousiana boogie woogie man

He does the Lousiana boogie
(lousiana boogie)
Wear the ball and chain
(ball and chain)
He knows the boogie woogie just like his middle name.