C'est la belle 'la Louise Anne te va fomma faire ma faume Ta jolie a ta meion a ta pas bon Why did you go and leave me in Lou'siana sweet Susannah You left me for a fella who wore a big black umbrella He came to the sticks to buy some antiques He was a wheeler and a dealer the woman stealer C'est la belle 'la Louise Anne... Oh sweet Susannah you're a loser You ran off and you left me for a California boozer You stole all his goods and left him in the woods I hope you store in a bore you flirty girlie C'est la belle 'la Louise Anne... Please come back to Lou'siana sweet Susannah Since you left nothing's right and the catfish don't bite I can't pay my rent cause you stole every cent And I can't stand to see my landlord cry C'est la belle 'la Louise Anne...