I Got A Hole In My Pirogue Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Horton
I Got A Hole In My Pirogue
Recorded by Johnny Horton
Written by Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks
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Well I went outta fishin' to
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make a little
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mon
To
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take to Cajun Leena
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so we could have some fun
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On the way back I knocked a
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hole in my bow
I got a hole in my pirogue I
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can't go see my
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gal
The prettiest sight that you
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ever have
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seen
Some
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moonlight night down in
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up the river
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hung around the bend
I got a hole in my pirogue I just
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can't haul it
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in
Cajun Leena's waitin' with
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tears in her e
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yes
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Munchin' and a crunchin' o
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n a crawfish pie
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can smell the feelin'
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floatin' through the air
I got a hole in my pirogue I
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can't go see my
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cher
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Yeah I'm here on the bayou
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sittin' all
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alone
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busted bottom and I
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can't haul it home
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Cajun Leena's waitin'
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lonesome as can be
I got a hole in my pirogue I
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can't go see my
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she
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I Got A Hole In My Pirogue?
- The song I Got A Hole In My Pirogue was sang by Johnny Horton.
Who is Johnny Horton?
- John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton's music usually encompassed folk ballads based on American historic themes and legend. He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter utilized over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
