Lou'siana Bell

The Knights of the Square Table started out as a group of five men who met in the Foster home twice a week. The meetings were very secret but we do know that singing was an important part of each session. They soon tired of the popular songs of the day so Stephen began composing songs for the group. It was this group's need for new songs that actually started Stephen on his career of songwriting. Lou'siana Belle was one of the songs he composed for this group. Background music is in the key of D

 4   5   6 6  6    6  -6  -6    6
Oh! Lou-si-a-na's de same old state,

  6  -7  -7  7    7  -8
What Mas-sa us'd to dwell,

 6  5  6  6  6  -6 -6 7  6
He had a lub-ly cul-lud gal

6 -6 -7   7  7 -8 -7   7
twas the Lou-si-a-na Belle,

chorus

 7    6     -6   -6   6
Oh! Belle, don't you tell, 

 -6    -6   6  6    -5   -5     5
don't tell Mas-sa, don't you, Belle

 7    6    6 -6  -6-6 -6   6  
Oh! Bell, de Lou-si-a-na Belle, 

-7   -7   -7  7  7   7   
I's gwine to mar-ry you,

-8  -8-8 -7   7
Lou-si-a-na Belle.

verse 2
I went to de ball de udder night,
I cut a mighty swell;
I danc'd de Polka pigeonwing
Wid de Lou'siana Belle

verse 3
Dere's Dandy Jim ob Caroline
I knows him by de swell,
Tryin' to come it mighty fine
Wid de Lou'siana Belle

verse 4
Dere's first de B and den de E,
And den de double L;
Anudder E to the end ob dat,
Spells Lou'siana Belle.

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