Song Description
inspired by a 2003 tour of cemetaries in New Orleans
| Song Length |
3:52 |
Genre |
Country - General |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Exultant |
Subject |
General, Will |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Cradle Of Bones
Things are different on the Bayou
They?re very different on the Bayou
You feel the Spirits, they dance right by you
Verse 1:
The VooDoo Queen, she made the scene,
Vibrations all around
She said, "Jolie Blonde, you sit right down
I?ll tell you ?bout this town."
"You see, the swamp is much too muddy
To keep a coffin in
It floats right up, flips the lid
And then the fun begins?"
PRE CHORUS:
"?Cause when the bones lay down
They rise back up
They?re just not finished with this Earth
They just can?t give it up!"
CHORUS:
"They dance the Fais Do Do
They dance the Fais Do Do
Let?s celebrate!
They worship at the altar of the movement of life
They spin, they twirl, they laugh, they whirl
They Carnival all night!"
They?re very different on the Bayou
You feel the Spirits, they glide right by you
Verse 2:
I heard the Jazz comin? down the street
Another Soul?s procession
A pregnant woman by the curb
Waits to take possession
I found it in the eyes of the child,
Past lives that vie to guide him,
The innocence of The Youth,
Too young to try to hide them
PRE CHORUS 2:
?Cause when the bones lay down
They rise back up
They?re just not finished with this Earth
They just can?t give it up
CHORUS 2:
They dance the Fais Do Do
They dance the Fais Do Do
Let?s celebrate!
They worship at the altar of the movement of life
They spin, they twirl, they laugh, they whirl
They Carnival all night!
Verse 3:
Her story struck me in the heart
I know just what she means
I?ll cast my fate
I?ll ruminate
Right here in New Orleans
PRE CHORUS:
?Cause when my bones lay down
I?ll rise back up
I?m just not finished with this Earth
I just can?t give it up
CHORUS 3:
They dance the Fais Do Do
They dance the Fais Do Do
Let?s celebrate!
They worship at the altar of the movement of life
They spin, they twirl, they laugh, they whirl
They Carnival all night!
CHORUS 4:
They dance the Fais Do Do
They dance the Fais Do Do
Let?s celebrate!
They worship at the altar of the movement of life
They spin, they twirl, they laugh, they whirl
They Carnival all night!
You feel the Spirits,
You feel the Spirits,
They?re right inside you!
Copyright 2003 Randi McMatthew/Diamond Bar Music/BMI
Marty Rifkin/ Jonlyn Music/ BMI