Shout Bamalama

Album: Otis Redding Anthology (1961)
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  • Shout bamalama

    He's down in alabama
    Shoutin' bamalama
    Way down in louisana
    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, 11 more
    Startin' to get 'em and I

    I love a chicken, baby
    Shoutin' bamalama
    Well, well, well
    Nobody's gonna set him down

    9 feet, 10 feet we're goin' for the build
    9 feet left on a 10 feet of hill
    10 feet turn around a 9 feet fence
    His teeth fell out, but his tongue stayed in
    It's gettin' said so

    He got the chicken, baby
    Shoutin' bamalama
    Well, well, well
    Nobody's gonna set him down

    Leo demarket rode a line one day
    Bad little fella comin' down the way
    We were talkin' 'bout the family, its a cryin' shame
    He tell 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 Writer/s: OTIS REDDING
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