Blue by the Riverside - Chance Emerson

Mate, who is this? Pauly, you know who's made it? Sir, do you know... You're not from around here But let me tell you what we do, Harry Listen up! Down by the riverside hanky panky Where them girls bad Yes ma'am, please and thank you Where them boys ride slow 'Cause them roads is dangerous It's a real thin line 'Tween snakes and angels Sun making me sweat Cognac on my breath Crawfish with the cornbread Yeah this as real as it gets Knick knack paddy wack Give a dog a bone Bitch I'm Willie Jones You already know You can find me out where the corn and the cotton grow Way down south cracking bones, slamming dominos Welcome to the ratchet black zydeco rodeo Boss hog I'm a dog, I'm a billy goat Down by the riverside, by the riverside Down by the riverside, by the riverside Down by the riverside, by the riverside This is how we throw it down Down by the riverside Get that mud off my tires Dirty south in the house Coming straight out the Bayou We got that Catfish frying Coming fresh off the bottom I got a bad bitch with the buck shot ridin' shotty Met her down in Tulane So, you know she got good brain That superdome, I'm super gone Lord know's I ain't no saint You can find me out where the corn and the cotton grow Way down south cracking bones, slamming dominos Welcome to the ratchet black zydeco rodeo Boss hog I'm a dog, I'm a billy goat Down by the riverside, by the riverside Down by the riverside, by the riverside Down by the riverside, by the riverside This is how we throw it down Down by the riverside Do-si-do-to the left Do ya one, two step Spin around then drop it down Then slide and catch your breath Now boot scoot the right, huh Tip ya drink to the sky Now act a fool, go on ride the bull 'Cause that's the way we ride, uh You can find me out where the corn and the cotton grow Way down south cracking bones, slamming dominos Welcome to the ratchet black zydeco rodeo Boss hog I'm a dog, I'm a billy goat Down by the riverside, by the riverside Down by the riverside, by the riverside Down by the riverside, by the riverside This is how we throw it down Down by the riverside Do-si-do-to the left (down by the riverside) Do ya one, two step (by the riverside) Spin around then drop it down (down by the riverside) Slide and catch your breath (by the riverside) Now boot scoot the right (down by the riverside) Tip ya drink to the sky (by the riverside) This is how we throw it down Down by the riverside

Many times, I seem to need my peace of mind After girls and payphone fights, I'll be alone I've gotta hide from a man with serpent's eyes In this house of candlelight, that I adore Cause after dark, after I'm lost in long ago Stained glass will watch the shows of songs of praise Broken tiles run along the wooden floors Echoing my voice against the doors Hey, I could let it all fade away Cause in this place I've got a wandering mind All I've got is this wandering mind Summer days, the smell of grass under our feet Under eaves our hearts do beat in common time I'm climbing trees with fucked up knees in a southern breeze– A subtle hum, a soliloquy from far away Sailing boats, we glide through sunlit quiet creeks Though all the boats may leak, we'll patch the holes Time loses meaning here, we'll never know the date Future thoughts won't make us feel afraid Hey, I could let it all fade away Cause in this place I've got a wandering mind All I've got, all I've got is this Ooh, people they always change Ooh, brick and stone will forever remain Ooh, my places they stay the same Ooh Hey, I could let it all fade away Cause in this place I've got a wandering mind All I've got is this wandering mind Hey, I could let it all fade away Cause in this place I've got a wandering mind All I've got, all I've got is this wandering mind

In this morning rain, I'll twirl you round to a song or two Here we go again, my clumsy feet won't keep up with you As the record spins, our heads take off, our minds are in the clouds As the church bell rings, I never thought my chest could beat this loud And I'm not trying to cause a commotion, I just wanna find the truth I don't need no pills and no potion To show me where the skies are blue Cos they say- so they say, there's a place where we're all okay Far away- so far away, Himalaya awaits La-dum-dah dum dum duh, lah dum duh dum Tiny dancing soul, doing pirouettes like music boxes of old The rain can't take it's toll, Cos when you're warm inside who can feel the cold Muddy canvas shoes, fingers rosy red like the sunsets we drew Nothing left to prove, I'm happy here with the impromptu And I'm not trying to cause a commotion, I just wanna find the truth I don't need no pills and no potion To show me where the skies are blue Cos they say- so they say, there's a place where we're all okay Far away- so far away, Himalaya awaits La-dum-dah dum dum duh, lah dum duh dum Ooh lord, am I dreaming as I speak? Ooh lord, I guess the butterflies can go back to sleep Ooh lord, I think the past is going to stay the past And oh ooh lord, I think I've found Himalaya at last And I'm not trying to cause a commotion, I just wanna find the truth I don't need no pills and no potion To show me where the skies are blue Cos they say- so they say, there's a place where we're all okay Far away- so far away, Himalaya awaits La-dum-dah dum dum duh, lah dum duh dum