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Fire On The Bayou

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The Meters are an American funk band formed in 1965 by Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), George Porter Jr. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar), and Art Neville (keyboards) in New Orleans. The band performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977 and played an influential role as backing musicians for other artists, including Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, Dr. John, and Allen Toussaint. Their original songs "Cissy Strut" and "Look-Ka Py Py" are considered funk classics.

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Fire, on the bayou (4x)

[Verse]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Down in New Orleans, in Lucky's din
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
He wouldn't deal y'all for a 5th of gin
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
One dude wanted a bottle of wine
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Hit that dude yes he did up for a dollar and a dime

[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Fire, on the bayou (4x)

[Verse]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Take a little toke on your smoke
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Buy yourself a bottle of wine
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Cool, cool wine going down your throat
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Don't try and tell me don't make you feel fine

[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Fire, on the bayou (4x)

[Instrumental]
Am G F C-Dm (6x)

[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Fire, on the bayou (2x)

[Verse]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
I got a nickel now, you got a dime
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Let's get together and have a good time
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Goin' to buy a fifth, going to buy a joint
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
when you gettin' down now, you doin' things right"

[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
(Ligth your) Fire, on the bayou (4x)

[Outro] (x2)
Am G F C-Dm (6x)