Shout Bamalama
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Shout Bamalama Lyrics
[Intro]
Bamalama
Let's do the song now one time, Bamalama
Okay, hold it, hold it right there now, ho— hold it, hold it
A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four
[Chorus]
He's down in Alabama
I'm shoutin', "Bamalama"
Way down in Louisiana
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 1]
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 ten, eleven more
[Chorus]
I'm startin' to get 'em and I
I love a chicken, baby
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
Bamalama
Let's do the song now one time, Bamalama
Okay, hold it, hold it right there now, ho— hold it, hold it
A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four
[Chorus]
He's down in Alabama
I'm shoutin', "Bamalama"
Way down in Louisiana
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 1]
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 ten, eleven more
[Chorus]
I'm startin' to get 'em and I
I love a chicken, baby
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 2]
Nine feet and ten feet, we're goin' for the build
And 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
[Chorus]
His cousin said so
He got the chicken, baby
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 3]
A Leo Demarket told a line one day
A bad little fella comin' down your way
We were talkin' 'bout your family, it's a cryin' shame
He say, "Your mother is workin' on the chain gang"
[Chorus]
She busts his britches now
She's good at workin' hard
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
Nine feet and ten feet, we're goin' for the build
And 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
[Chorus]
His cousin said so
He got the chicken, baby
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 3]
A Leo Demarket told a line one day
A bad little fella comin' down your way
We were talkin' 'bout your family, it's a cryin' shame
He say, "Your mother is workin' on the chain gang"
[Chorus]
She busts his britches now
She's good at workin' hard
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 4]
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"
[Chorus]
I got to make it, baby
Shout, "Bamalama"
I got to run for it
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
He's down in Alabama
I'm shoutin', "Bamalama"
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"
[Chorus]
I got to make it, baby
Shout, "Bamalama"
I got to run for it
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
He's down in Alabama
I'm shoutin', "Bamalama"
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1961
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