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Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:45 pm**

Katrinalaya

- David Naccari, Sandra Thornburg, Steven Jones (New Orleaners displaced to TX)

sung to the tune of Hank Williams' 'Jambalaya'

Good by Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
Cause the whole subdivision's now a bayou
Levee broke - no time to joke - me oh my oh
Gotta go contra-flow to where it's high-oh

Oh, hurricane, you're a pain, me oh my oh
'Cause the bowl that I called home is filling up-oh
Didn't pack - what's on my back is all I got-oh
Filed FEMA claims to ease our pain when we got out-oh

Oh contra-flow - we gotta go, to Lone Star land-oh
Get those Aggie and Longhorn fans to lend a hand-oh
Glad that I'm here and not down there, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, ain't havin fun on the bayou

Thank our new friends and go back home
When it's okay-oh
And we'll rebuild the city that we love-oh
Make houses high so we won't cry the next time-oh
Son of a gun, don't need more floods on the bayou

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:03 pm**

Read it and sang it just now. It's good to see people processing their grief in positive ways like this, as the suicide rate in New Orleans has now doubled since last year.

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:22 am**

Dear Liz:

Thanks for your comment about our positive song. I urge all forum members to visit http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katrinalaya to hear and purchase Katrinalaya. 100% of all proceeds from this web page go directly to Habitat for Humanity to help rebuild New Orleans.

Thanks.

David "The Nac" Naccari
Performing Artist and Song Adminstrator

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2006 6:23 pm**

Dear David ~

Thank you for that link. I will do it. I just listened sadly, on NPR this morning, to the many, current percentages and statistics surrounding New Orleans at this point. Our beloved city still has so far to go. Habitat for Humanity will help ensure that some will not be outpriced with the gouging that threatens to overwhelm the area. My heart is with all of you as you do everything you can to bring our dear New Orleans back where she belongs.

I have a flute that needs new pads, but played beautifully many years ago [via others, not me

], and for which I refused a number of offers for purchase. Do you have a worthy, musician home in New Orleans for it if I sent it to you? If you do and you'll PM me your address, I'll send it directly to you.

Love,
Lizzy

Posted: **Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:23 pm**

Hi David,
Katrinalaya is on its way from CD Baby. Thanks for the info.