Philip Melancon
Текст песни Down Here

Down here
We're known for being lazy
Down here
Where the bright prefer the shady
Down here in Louisiana
Where we stumble on our dreams

Down here
The humidity is humbling
Down here
Where jasmine's always pumping
Down here in Louisiana
Where we stumble on our dreams

Deep down in the Delta
Muskrats do the mowing
Their big teeth gnaw the coastline away
And up near Mt. Driscoll
We grow our fine politicians
Buddy, Fox, Earl and Huey
Jimmy the singer of country music
Raising soybean and cotton
Snuggling up to a hog

Down here
We mark time parading
Down here
Are for praying over saving
Down here in Louisiana
Where we stumble on our dreams


Up near Alexandria
Big pink azaleas
They'll blind your naked eyes in spring
While up near Shreveport
Big rednecks craning for rain
Peering up into some cloudless sky
'Til it washes the gullies clean
Sends their sins to New Orleans

Down here
The air's getting hazy
Down here
Even the river lays its debris
Down here in Louisiana
Where we stumble on our dreams

Red beans and rice
Dice and vice
Take a gamble, live your life here,
It's a sportsman's paradise
Down here in Louisiana
Where we stumble on our dreams

(Spoken)
Ah, thank you all very much. Ah, drive home safely. And if you're not driving home, the streetcar has just arrived. Good night.