by Mike Monroe
I turn up the music
lie on the couch
close my eyes
and I�m walking along the bayou
alligators slither by in the water
mosquitos buzz everywhere
the air is hot and thick
everything�s lush and green
there�s a wooden boat moseying along
a bayou band�s playing an ancient song
Alligator Sam is playing the banjo
fingers flying like mad mosquitos
Lizzy the Lizard is playing the harmonica
with the longing of a young girl in love
Johnny the Bullfrog is playing the jug
keeping time with all three hundred of his pounds
and the Voodoo Snake is playing the washboard
slithering from side to side with a smile the size of Louisiana
I smile and listen to the music everyone�s talked about
since the beginning of music in the bayou
it�s jazz
it�s blues
it�s folk
it�s cajun
it�s zeideco
and the song�s called �Everything�s Fine�
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