Zachary richard

My Papa was a hard working mand, Held a plow inside a caloused hand. Up before the sun out on theland. Try to give us everything he can. He sent us off to school when a teacher came, He said, "My...

Le vent m’arrache la peau, Il fouette les flancs et glace l’âme de mon bateau, Amarré à la barre, j’entends ta voix, j’entends tes mots, Chaque fois que le tonnerre me frappe de son écho. Au large du...

The moon comes up when the sun goes down, There's not another living soul around. Sneak out of the window and come out on the porch, I'll be waiting by the coulée with a pine tar torch. Over in the...

I've been looking for you all of my life, But I never ever knew it 'til I saw you last night. I can barely tell you how it made me feel. When the world stopped moving and my heart stood still. Take me...

Way back up in the country on the Bayou road, There's a little place where all the Creoles go. Where they play that old time Zydeco. You ain't never seen nothing like that before. I'm talking about...

We had just got married, When I picked up and left home, Headed out to California, Gonna make it in the oil boom. It was back in '57 In a worn out Chevrolet.. Ceasar Junior held the squeeze box Though...

I woke up this morning, And I looked all around. I was looking for my monkey, My monkey couldn't be found. I called the police department, Put out an APB. So if you find my monkey, Send her on home to...

Way back up in the woods along the Bogue Chitto, Where the Amite River meets the Ponchartrain. People tell a story about a creole maid Who fell in love with an Indian brave. Manchac. Late one night...

I should've known something was going on When I saw old Rufus running down the road; His eyes were burning and his head on fire, He couldn't stop mumbling but I don't know why. I fled the palace and I...