Gumbo Boat Song Gum-Bo
(The Gumbo Boat Song)
1999
Background Music
Gum-bo, gum-bo-bo-o
Gumbo come and he wan' go home
gum, he say gum, he say gum, he say
gum, he say gum, he say
gum-bo-bo-o
Gumbo come and he wan' go home
Work all night on a drink a'rum
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Stack okra till thee morning come
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me okra
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me okra
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
gum, he say gum-bo-bo-o
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
gum, he say gum, he say gum, he say gum,
He say gum, he say gum
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
A beautiful bunch a'ripe okra
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Hide thee okra in troller's poop chute
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, BUNCH!
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
gum, he say gum-bo-bo-o
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
gum, he say gum, he say gum, he say gum,
He say gum, he say gum
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me okra
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me okra
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
Gum-bo, gum-bo-bo-o
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
gum, he say gum, he say gum, he say gum,
he say gum, he say gum-bo-bo-o
(Gumbo come and he wan' go home)
This variation on a great song by Harry Belafonte is the result of
the frustrations involved in trying to get certain incredibly
anal-retentive folk to crack a smile. The reference to okra and gumbo
was inspired from a humorous newsgroup post by Kahuna, better
known as Manny from Haleiwa, Hawaii.
Author: Larry!
