Fire On The Bayou |
​1984 Medley

Music by The Meters and Leo Nocentelli
Composers: Arthur L. Neville, George Joseph Porter Jr., Cyril Neville, Joseph Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli

Arranged by Joseph Patrick Moore
Sung by Charlie Wood
This version appears on To Africa With Love 

Verse 1:
"Down in New Orleans, in Lucky's din
He wouldn't deal y'all for a 5th of gin
One dude wanted a bottle of wine
Hit that dude up for a dollar and a dime

Chorus 1:
Fire on the bayou
Fire on the bayou

Verse 2:
Take a little toke on your smoke
Buy yourself a bottle of wine
Cool, cool wine going down your throat
Don't try and tell me don't make you feel fine

Chorus 2:
Fire on the bayou
Fire on the bayou

Verse 3:
I got a nickel now, you got a dime
Let's get together and have a good time
Goin' to buy a fifth, going to buy a joint
when you gettin' down now, you doin' things right"
"I got swamp water runnin' through my veins
The Mississippi River can't be tamed
I pole my pirogue in the middle of the night
I'm an uptown ruler, I can do it right"

Chorus 3:
Fire on the bayou, repeat many times with ad lib.