Louise, you the sweetest girl I know ♪ Louise, you the sweetest girl I know ♪ Come and walk from Chicago To the Gulf in Mexico
I said, "Now, look a-here now, Louise The big boat's up the river On a bag of sand Never strike deep water, God knows This boat will never land" I said, "Louise, you the sweetest girl I know Come and walk from Chicago To the Gulf in Mexico" ♪ I said, "Now, look a-here now, Louise Somebody's doin' to me Catchin' my white perches, I know And grinding up the bone" I said, "Louise, you the sweetest girl I know Come and walk from Chicago To the Gulf in Mexico" Let's walk a while now, lass Yes, I walk so long My feet are sore, tired I just get up to a man and kept on walkin' Tryin' to find that woman Louise, Louise, you the sweetest girl I know ♪ Oh Lord, oh Louise You the sweetest girl I know You comin' to walk from Chicago To the Gulf in Mexico