The Gumbo Man — текст песни (Stan Ridgway)

Water is crashin

On the rocks down below

A side window rolls down

On an el dorado



Hear the hush of the voices

Theres a flash from inside

And nobody bothers to conceal

What they cannot hide





Chorus:

So if you see the gumbo man

Tell him now hes gotta change his plan

Stir it left and stir it right

Eat it up until its gone from sight







From the top of a lighthouse

A beacon shone out

I draw a map to remember

What nobody found out





I woke up in the morning

Stared in the glass

I took a walk down the street

And saw you comin past





Chorus repeat x2





Theres a worry on the burner

A cold wind rushin in

And nobody did get out

But somebody did get in





I hear a creak on the stairway

Outside the door

Blue metal voices

Are beggin for more





Chorus repeat x2