I wanna be your mojo hand, I wanna be your back door man
I wanna know you know how much I wantcha
And if you don’t I need to know why dontcha
Down on the corner where the poor boys hang
Word is out this ain’t no sometime thang now
Be bop a lula baby don’t look back
Big train from Memphis smoking down the track

So you were born and raised on rock and roll
Alligator swamp pop blue-eyed soul
Crowley Louisiana void of everyday humdrum
I pledge allegiance to the people y’all come from
Crazy Cajuns thumpin’ Big Mamou
Joint’s a’jumpin’ full of wang dang do now
Be bop a lula baby aus mais oui
Think I could love you ’til the day I did

Woke up this mornin’ singing I feel fine
Your only daddy that will walk the line
All liberated from the lovesick blues
And walking Spanish in my blue suede shoes

I know your poppa was a rolling stone
And you don’t need another man done gone
Until you’re ready for some wop bam boom
No steady Betty gonna dust my broom
And when you wake up in my big brass bed
Need I remind you what your homeboys said now
Be bop a lula baby please don’t go
Diggy liggy la diggy liggy lo

Other lyrics by Rodney Crowell:

Don't Give Up On Me

There are blue skies coming up my way You can look for me on the sunny side Somewhere down the lost highway There’s a midnight train crossing that great divide …

Heaven Can You Help

As days tied each to each pass somewhere out of reach It’s hard to make much sense of where we are The system’s run amok and we’ve no doubt pushed our …

Louisiana Sunshine Feeling Okay

Honeysuckle so strong no can go wrong Sunlight leaping at me eye Birds in the trees so swinging in the breeze Little dew drops dripping from the sky I ain’t got …

Maybe Somewhere Down The Road

Georgia farm girl, full of grace More than just a pretty face Did she love me, probably not Since back then I’ve learned a lot She had pretty hands and pretty feet …

Rainy Days In California

Days fly by me like dragons, oil well fires, and car tire smoke Helicopter searchlights through my window These midnight mean streets ain’t no joke Listening to the …