nola from eCHO by Michael Reinhart

nola sep/oct 05 corning ny / montréal qc

oh Nola, she’s no stranger to death
she’s throwing firecrackers into the hurricane’s breath
she wake up tomorrow, & to her surprise
she’s black & blue & barely breathing ah but she’s still alive
‘ole man river’s rhythm’s swollen & strong
& that old lake’s been holding up her pretty blue dress now far too long
the sky’s hell-bent on its own dark shade of the blues
living beneath the horizon, you better have a good excuse
mother nature’s temper ‘round these parts well it ain’t exactly news
yeah living beneath the horizon, one day you going pay your dues

oh no oh no oh no oh Nola
oh no oh no oh no oh Nola

no tradition here of being afraid of the dark
it’s the daylight coming’s tinder waiting for a spark
now the devil he’s in town & the good lord‘s long gone
& a rusty trumpet in the Quarter practise a funeral song

Nola why you do those crazy things that you do
no sense asking a stupid question just ‘cause something’s true
Nola why you singing the blues instead of playing that old-time jazz
the whole world miss the way you used to shake your pretty little ass

now you’ve always been true to yourself & to nobody else
& there’s those folks got it in their little minds you got to do some time in hell
you’re just shit out of luck, ain’t no nothing you done wrong
even your god-fearing neighbours up north ain’t always been so strong
& after all those saints ah they go marching on & on & on
a rusty trumpet in the Quarter still play that funeral song

oh no oh no oh no oh Nola
oh no oh no oh no oh Nola

Nola why you do those crazy things that you do
no sense asking a stupid question just ‘cause something’s true
Nola why you singing the blues instead of playing that old-time jazz
the whole world miss the way you used to turn & smile & make a little pass
the whole world miss the way you used to shake your pretty little ass
oh no oh no oh no oh Nola

© michael reinhart 2005 [h]and’sum music socan

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