Down in Lawrence town by the river Kaw
Is the rockin`-est band you ever heard or saw
You won`t need earplugs
`Cuz it`s just five mugs
Makin` jug band jazz without any jugs
They`ve got songs a-plenty
Clean and dirty
Blue and sporty
From maybe circa
Nineteen-twenty
Or thirty
Or forty
Oh, Lordy!
It`s Al Trout`s Hokum Washboard Band
And you can hear the leader daily
Playin` on his ukulele
He leads them through the streets to sing
And do that string band thing
They`ve got a stand-up bass
That`ll rock the place
`Cuz it`s in yo` face
(bunga bunga bunga bunga)
The guitar`s Hawaiian
When it starts cryin`
You`ll lose your mind in the pale moonshine
Sister Rebekah
She`s a washboard wrecker
With a nimble thimbled hand
They`ve only got one fiddle
`Cuz it ain`t Nelson Riddle
It`s Al Trout`s Hokum Washboard Band!
Oh, look out!
[instrumental chorus]
They`ll kick yo` ass
`Cuz it ain`t bluegrass
It`s Al Trout`s Hokum Washboard Band
It`s fat and naughty
But it ain`t Pavarotti
It`s Al Trout`s Hokum Washboard Band
They`ve all got white flesh
But it ain`t John Tesh
It`s Al Trout`s Hokum Washboard Band
Al Trout`s Hokum (scratch, scratch) Band!
Thank you, thank you very much