Papa Legba
Where the alligator's sleepin', and the herons brightly cry
And the snakes are softly creepin', never feel 'em glide on by
There's a Hoodoo man a-wailin', out back where no one hears
In a pirogue we be sailin, got to put away your fears
Well he goes by Papa Legba, and he take your cares away
He's the Alpha and Omega, Give an ear to what he say
He can take you to the crossing, between here and what's beyond
Yeah you rolling and you tossing, Look away and he'll be gone
And you know he say
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
You can offer him some candy. You can offer him some rum
You can ply him with some brandy, if he calls you better come
He's the keeper of the gate man, got to pay him some respect
So you better play it straight man, it's your mind he can detect
Yeah I'm talkin' 'bout
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Yeah he'll lead you through the crossroads
Leanin' on his crooked cane
You're another of his lost souls, gonna take away your pain
When he tips at you his red brim, don't be giving him no flack
Better not forget to thank him, if you want to make it back
Yeah I'm talkin' 'bout
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Oh Papa Legba
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
You better light a candle
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
He's gonna take you 'cross now
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Open the gate
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Until the morning comes
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Oh drink the rum!
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
And the snakes are softly creepin', never feel 'em glide on by
There's a Hoodoo man a-wailin', out back where no one hears
In a pirogue we be sailin, got to put away your fears
Well he goes by Papa Legba, and he take your cares away
He's the Alpha and Omega, Give an ear to what he say
He can take you to the crossing, between here and what's beyond
Yeah you rolling and you tossing, Look away and he'll be gone
And you know he say
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
You can offer him some candy. You can offer him some rum
You can ply him with some brandy, if he calls you better come
He's the keeper of the gate man, got to pay him some respect
So you better play it straight man, it's your mind he can detect
Yeah I'm talkin' 'bout
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Yeah he'll lead you through the crossroads
Leanin' on his crooked cane
You're another of his lost souls, gonna take away your pain
When he tips at you his red brim, don't be giving him no flack
Better not forget to thank him, if you want to make it back
Yeah I'm talkin' 'bout
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Oh Papa Legba
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
You better light a candle
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
He's gonna take you 'cross now
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Open the gate
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Until the morning comes
Come down, Come down people, Come down to the bayou
Oh drink the rum!
Come now, Come now people, Come down to the bayou
Credits
Writer(s): Daniel Fidanze
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