Louis Maistros Sings

Mar 7, 2009 by

Caught up to Louis today at his signing in the Broders on St. Charles Avenue today. Prior commitments had kept me away from the first one over at Octavia Books the other night, so I had to stop by and give him a friendly poke. What I did not realize was that he was bringing his guitar along as well.

Give this little tune a listen, it is rapidly becoming a personal favorite!

(words & music copyright 2009 by Louis Maistros, videography copyright 2009 by Claire Jordan)

Now I think you should check out your local bookstores (or Amazon) and grab a copy of The Sound of Building Coffins. I have not inished writing my review of it yet so I’ll just say here that it is one of the single best New Orleans novels I have ever read.

–Loki, Funder and Curator of HumidCity

Lyrics:

Go down water to the other side, go down

Go down water to the other side, go down

Done topped the levee, then you broke on through

I don’t want any more trouble with you

Go down water to the other side, go down

Go down water and rise no more, go down

Go down water let me see my floor, go down

Somebody tell me, please, where is my Lord

While the devil’s taking souls from door to door?

Go down water and rise no more, go down

Go down water, let my children come home, go down

Go down water, now I’m all alone, go down

Go down water, this is all I own

Don’t let the devil take my body to the Superdome

Go down water, let me stay in my home, go down

Go down water, from Gentily to Chalmette, go down

Go down water, ain’t you finished yet? Go down

Go down water, while we’ve still got time

The clock is ticking on the people in the Lower 9

Go down water, while they’ve still got some time, go down

Go down water for a hundred years, go down

Go down water, wash away my tears, go down

Goddamn water and your crown of fears

And Goddamn the Army Corps of Engineers

Go down water for a hundred years, go down

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