Shout Bamalama

Lyrics

Hey, hey, hey, hey ...
 Okay hold 'em
 A one, a two, a one, a two, a three, four
 ♪
 He's down in Alabama
 I'm shoutin' Bamalama
 Way down in Louisiana
 Well, well, well
 Nobody's gonna set him down
 Lord have mercy on my soul
 How many chickens have I stole
 One last night and the night before
 I'm going back and tryin' to get 10 or 11 more
 Startin' to get 'em and I
 I love a chicken, baby
 Shoutin' Bamalama
 Well, well, well
 Nobody's gonna set him down
 A nine feet and ten feet we're goin' for the build
 An' nine feet left on a ten feet of hill
 Ten feet turn around a nine feet fence
 His teeth fell out and his tongue stayed in, his cousin said so
 He got the chicken, baby
 Shoutin' Bamalama
 Well, well, well
 Nobody's gonna set him down
 A Leo demarket rode a line one day
 A bad little fella comin' down the way
 We were talkin' 'bout his family, it's a cryin' shame
 He say ya, "Mother is workin' on the chain gang"
 She busts his britches now
 She's good at workin' hard
 Shoutin' Bamalama
 Well, well, well
 Nobody's gonna set him down
 The preacher and the deacon were prayin' one day
 Along come a bear comin' down that way
 The preacher told the deacon to say a prayer
 He said, "Lord, a prayer won't kill this bear"
 I gotta make it, baby
 Shout Bamalama
 I gotta run for it
 Well, well, well
 Nobody's gonna set him down
 

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Song Details

Duration
02:13
Key
8
Tempo
88 BPM

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