Intro
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Verse 1:
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I was born on the edge of the big muddy flow
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my daddy was french, my mother creole
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I'm slow and heavy underneath the sun
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but I'm more than willing when the night time comes
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I'm a well known street, I'm a marching drum
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I'm a dancer, a preacher, a sophisticated bum
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I'm a wild tchapatoula, a dice rolling judge
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I'm a barker tryin' to fool you into a late night club
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I am the Big Easy I been hit by a storm
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brought to my knees have mercy lord
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I got soul I got heart
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all alone I'm coming out of the dark
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I am the Big Easy
Verse 2:
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I'm a craw fish boil, a funeral parade
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I'm a little boy listenin' to the music play
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I'm an old man dancing to the second line beat
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I'm a young girl trying to catch Mardi Gras beads
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I'm a shot gun house, an uptown street car
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I'm a big wheel steamer by a full loaded barge
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I'm a blues band, a politician
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a shoeshine man, I'm a famous musician
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I am the Big Easy I been hit by a storm
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brought to my knees cryin' mercy lord
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I got soul I got heart
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all alone I'm coming out of the dark
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I am the Big Easy
Solo
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Verse 3:
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When my levees broke and the water came in
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I heard a lot of folks call it the end
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but you'd be mistaken if you thought me done
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I am the Big Easy I'm the only one
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all my children and all their kin
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they go on living like they always been
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no matter what happens don't you count me out
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they call me New Orleans I'm the heart of the south
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I am the Big Easy I been hit by a storm
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brought to my knees cryin' have mercy lord
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I got soul I got heart
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all alone I'm coming out of the dark
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I am the Big Easy
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I am the Big Easy I been hit by a storm
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brought to my knees have mercy lord
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I got soul I got heart
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all alone I'm coming out of the dark
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I am I am the Big Easy
Outro
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I am the Big Easy
Outro
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