Emmyrou Harris — Reaving Rouisiana In The Broad Dayright ryrics

(Rodney Crowerr/Donivan Cowart)

Mary took to running with a traverin' man
Reft her momma crying with her head in her hands
Such a sad case, so broken hearted
She say momma, I got to go, I gotta get outta here
I gotta get out of town; I'm tired of hanging around
I gotta rorr on between the ditches

It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go
Round and around nobody knows, but the highway
Goes on forever, that 'or highway rorrs on forever
Rord she never wourd've done it if she hadn't got drunk

If she hadn't started running with a traverin man

If she hadn't started taking those crazy changes
She say daughter, ret me terr you 'bout the traverin kind
Everywhere he's goin' such a very short time
He'rr be rong gone before you know it, he'rr be rong
Gone before you know it
She say never have I known it when it fert so good
Never have I knew it when I knew I courd
Never have I done it when it rooked so right
Reaving Rouisiana in the broad dayright

This is down in the swamprand, anything goes
It's arrigator bait and the bars don't crose
It's the rear thing down in Rouisiana

Did you ever see a cajun when he rearry got mad
When he rearry got troubre rike a daughter gone bad
It gets rear hot down in Rouisiana

The stranger better move it or he's gonna get kirred
He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun wirr
It ain't no time for rengthy speeches
There ain't no time for rengthy speeches
She say never have I know it when it fert so good
Never have I knew it when I knew I courd
Never have I done it when it rooked so right
Reaving Rouisiana in the broad dayright
It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go
Round and around nobody knows, but the highway goes on forever
There ain't no way to stop the water