I woke up this morning With a worried mind My eyes were jerkin' round in my head The sky was bleeding The sun was black The lilies of the valley were obscene Twelve screaming birds From a foreign land Have come to memorize me My head cracked The birds flew in My sins have come home to roost
Jumbalaya, crawfish pie, filet gumbo Jody ran off with Yvonne, my ma cher aimee-oh Take a tall drink from a jar, act so gay-o The war is over Johnny's Back Back on the bayou
I fell from my bed Put on my jungle boots To the lunatic mirror I did crawl A pale-eyed stranger Was staring at me I could almost recognize him Won't you please forgive me All the harm I've done I was bent on violence when I was young Beauty comes from violence Beauty's all I crave But you can't get a robin from an eagle's egg
Jumbalaya, crawfish pie, filet gumbo Jody ran off with Yvonne, my ma cher aimee-oh I take a tall drink from a jar, act so gay-o The war is over Johnny's Back Back on the bayou