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I built this house with my bare hands

On the shores of Louisian

Took my sweet cher Jolie-Ann

For my own — my very own

Now every man has got his pride

I tried to shelter and provide

But I can’t stop this poison tide

Rollin' in — rollin' in

Now I’ve nothing left to give her

No answer to her prayers

Black ribbons on the water

Black ribbons for her hair

Came the wind, came the rain

We defied that hurricane

And we built this house again

Stone by stone — stone by stone

But in the Gulf of Mexico

5000 feet below

Oh the devil’s blood it flows

On and on — on and on

Oh how her eyes they used to shine

Fairest in Evangeline

Now they stare so cold and blind

Through my soul — oh Lord my soul

She was tangled in the saltgrass

Not a bullet left to spare

Black ribbons on the water

Black ribbons for her hair

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