Gumbo John

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Gumbo John was a swamper
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He had a small cafe
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a little ol shack just outside of 
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Baton Rouge
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Everyone around said that you had it
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 made
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if you where looking for the right
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 kind of food


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You just lay back and you let the 
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evening come
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out on the backporch with Gumbo John


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me and the boys in the band where 
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needin a break
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we were covered in road dust and 
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the homesick blues
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So we decided to stop and spend a 
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few days
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Peel a few crawdads... check out 
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the brew


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Southern culture on the skids but 
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it sure is fun
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out on the back porch with Gumbo 
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John



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He had an alligator named Clyde 
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out back in a little stream
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He said boy boys he's a friend of 
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mine but he's still real mean
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He said 'You know I used to play 
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the guitar myself'
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He held ut his hand and he'd just 
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two fingers left
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It was feeding time one evening 
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amd he'd had a few beers
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         Em...stop!
guess he got a little too close 
cause one CHOMP
( muted rhythm )                    
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and ol' Clyde he ended his musical 
career


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but he can still rear back and 
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play that Jolie Blonde
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out on the back porch at Gumbo 
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John's


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You just lay back and let the 
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evening come
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Out on the back porch at Gumbo 
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John's