The Byrds - Lover Of The Bayou (Audio)

 

The Byrds (/bɜːrdz/) were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964.^[1] The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member.^[2] Although their time as one of the most popular groups in the world only lasted for a short period in the mid-1960s, the Byrds are today considered by critics to be among the most influential rock acts of their era.^[1][3][4] Their signature blend of clear harmony singing and McGuinn's jangly 12-string Rickenbacker guitar was "absorbed into the vocabulary of rock" and has continued to be influential.^[1][5]

Catfish pie in gris-gris bag
I'm the lover of the bayou
Mark your doorstep with a half-wet rag
I'm the lover of the bayou
Raised and swam with the crocodile
Snake-eye taught me the Mojo style
Sucked and weaned on chicken bile
I'm the lover of the bayou

Well, I learned the key to the master look
I learned to float in the water clock
I learned to capture the lightnin' shock
Now I'm the king of the bayou
Cats an' teeth an' hair for sale
I'm the lover of the bayou
Baron Zombie is on your tail
I'm the lover of the bayou

Well, I cooked the bat in the gumbo pan
I drank the blood from a rusty can
Turned me into the hunger man
I'm the king of the bayou

I'm the lover of the bayou
I'm the bayou lover
You better look out now, better look out now
[?] get you and fry you
I'm the lover of the bayou