Those East Texas yella bones all have those Creole Louisiana roots. Beware around them. They have dark powers, and can trap anyone, similar to the beautiful sirens in Greek Mythology. As a matter of fact, there's an African Vodou/Black Magic female deity called Mami Wata(Mami Water), in French she's loosely translated as "La Siren" or "The Siren". In Haitian Folklore(Haiti/Louisiana connections run DEEP) she ALWAYS appears to men in the form of a High Yellow or Redbone woman with long flowing hair. And she often is drawn with a large snake around her neck. Sometimes Mami Wata may appear in the form of a Mermaid. She loves to trap men who are out at sea, perhaps you were out in the Gulf Of Mexico when you were on those oil Rigs?
Be careful out there breh, before she has you robbing your mother at gunpoint.