Biography:
The Seekers were a group of Australian folk-influenced pop musicians which was formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve significant chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Their 60s hits included: "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own" , "The Carnival is Over" (which the Seekers sung at various closing ceremonies in Australia, including Expo '88 and the Paralympics)
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Other songs:
- A World Of Our Own
- All I Can Remember
- All Over The World
- Allentown Jail
- Calling Me Home
- Cant Make Up My Mind
- Children Go Where I Send Thee
- Colours Of My Life
- Come The Day
- Far Shore
- Forever Isnt Long Enough For Me
- Georgie Girl
- Georgy Girl
- I Am Australian
- I Am You Are We Are Australian
- Ill Never Find Another You
- Island Of Dreams
- It Doesnt Matter Anymore
- Lemon Tree
- Louisiana Man
- Love Is Kind Love Is Wine
- Morningtown Ride
- On The Other Side
- One World Love
- Open Up Them Pearly Gates
- Sinner Man
- Some Day One Day
- Sparrow Song
- Speak To The Sky
- The Bush Girl
- The Carnival Is Over
- The Last Thing On My Mind
- The Leaving Of Liverpool
- This Little Light Of Mine
- Walk With Me
- Waltzing Matilda
- When The Stars Begin To Fall
- When Will The Good Apples Fall
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Louisiana Man:The Seekers.
Released in 1966/'67.
INTRO:
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F G
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
#1.
C Am7
At birth, Mama 'n' Papa called their little boy Ned.
C G C
Raised him on the banks of the river bed.
C Am7
A houseboat tied to a big, tall tree,
C G C
A home for my Mama and my Papa and me.
C Am7
The clock strikes three, Papa jumps to his feet,
C G C
already Mama's cookin' Papa somethin' to eat.
C Am7
At half-past, Papa, he's a-ready to go,
C G C
He jumps in his pirogue, headed down the bayou.
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F G
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
#2.
C Am7
They call Mama Rita and my Daddy, Jack.
C G C
The little baby brother on the floor is Mack.
C Am7
Bryn and Lynn are the family twins,
C G C
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'.
C Am7
On the river float Papa's great big boat,
C G C
that's how my Papa goes into town.
C Am7
Takes every bit of the night and day
C G C
to even reach a place where the people stay.
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
#3.
C Am7
I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes 'round.
C G C
That's the day my Papa takes his furs to town.
C Am7
Papa said, 'Son, we got lines to run.'
C G C
We come back again, 'cause there's work to be done.'
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Released in 1966/'67.
INTRO:
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F G
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
#1.
C Am7
At birth, Mama 'n' Papa called their little boy Ned.
C G C
Raised him on the banks of the river bed.
C Am7
A houseboat tied to a big, tall tree,
C G C
A home for my Mama and my Papa and me.
C Am7
The clock strikes three, Papa jumps to his feet,
C G C
already Mama's cookin' Papa somethin' to eat.
C Am7
At half-past, Papa, he's a-ready to go,
C G C
He jumps in his pirogue, headed down the bayou.
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F G
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
#2.
C Am7
They call Mama Rita and my Daddy, Jack.
C G C
The little baby brother on the floor is Mack.
C Am7
Bryn and Lynn are the family twins,
C G C
Big brother Ed's on the bayou fishin'.
C Am7
On the river float Papa's great big boat,
C G C
that's how my Papa goes into town.
C Am7
Takes every bit of the night and day
C G C
to even reach a place where the people stay.
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
#3.
C Am7
I can hardly wait 'til tomorrow comes 'round.
C G C
That's the day my Papa takes his furs to town.
C Am7
Papa said, 'Son, we got lines to run.'
C G C
We come back again, 'cause there's work to be done.'
CHORUS:
F
He's got a fishin' line strung across a Louisiana river,
F C F
gotta catch a big fish for us to eat.
F
He sets his traps in the swamps, catches anything he can..
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
Gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
Dm
Oh, yeah, Cajun man, do all he can,
F C F
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
F C F
gotta make a livin' he's a Louisiana man.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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