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A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN
(Written by Ribbit E. Lee, performed by Billy Bob Possum and Bonnie and the Bunnies)

La la la la la la lalala la la lalalala
La la la la la la lalala la la lalalala

There's a place on the river where my heart longs to be
'Neath the light of the bright midnight mooo-oo-oon
It's the end of the rainbow, It's puure poetry
It's a little piece of heaven, Lost Lagoon

Summer wind in the willows sings a sweet melody
In the shade of a warm afternooo-oo-oon
And a song of the bluebird sounds so peaceful to me
It's a little piece of heaven, Lost Lagoon

Chorus
And anytime you're feelin' dooown
Your friends are always near
And when things go wrong
They'll help to dry your tee-ee-ears
You can sing of other places
But you'll never hear a tune
That delivers sound
As sweet as Lost Lagoo(oo-oo)n

Okay Joe. Pick it, son!
Okay Gumbo!
Bonnie and the Bunnies!

Summer wind in the willows sings a sweet melody
In the shade of a warm afternooo-oo-oon
And a song of the bluebird sounds so peaceful to me
It's a little piece of heaven, Lost Lagoon

(chorus)

It's a little piece of heaven, Lost Lagoooon
Aie!

ANYTHING IS POSSUM'BLE
(Lead: Billy Bob Possum)

I was born on the Bayou
By the light of the midnight moon
On the banks of the river
In a place called Lost Lagoon
Hanging by my tail
Starin' at the whole world upside-down
I was upside-down
And things, they sure looked funny
'Til I got my four feet on the ground

Chorus
Well, I've always been a dreamer
Make-believe and such
And folks around Lost Lagoon
Said I would never amount to much
I don't look like no movie star
But things ain't always what they seem (no they ain't)
And anything is possum'ble
If you just keep believing in your dream

Ay-ee!

(chorus)

BAYOU BOOGIE
(Lead: Billy Bob Possum & Bonnie and the Bunnies)

Way down deep in the middle of the bayou
-Oooh, in the bayou swamp
They're doin' a dance you just gotta try, oh
-Oooh, they do the bayou stomp
Big Al Gator's swingin' and a swayin'
-Oooh, he got the dancin' feet
And Joe Racoon he's a banjo playin'
-Oooh, to the bayou beat

Chorus
Get dowwwn
-Get down
Do the bayou boogie
Get dowwwn
-Get down
Gonna boogie all night
Get dowwwn
-Get down Do the bayou boogie
The bayou boogie makes you feel all right

Ribbit E. Lee, he's back there prancin'
-Oooh, he's in the groove
And Ima Dilla got the whole swamp dancin'
-Oooh, she can really move

(chorus)

Come on now, everybody!

(chorus)
(repeat chorus)

The bayou boogie make you feel all right

DOWN ON THE BAYOU
(written and performed by Billy Bob Possum)

Catfish fishing through a hole in the floor
Of a shanty on the riverside
Bait in a can
Pole in my hand
And a critter cooler by my side
Have me some fun
Watching riverboats run
Cool my feet in a sleepy lagoon
Fish on the fry
Watching gators swim by
And tomorrow won't get up 'til noon

Chorus
Down on the bayou I wake up with the sun
I go fishing 'til the day is done
And every night The Swamp Critters have fun
Down at Big Al's

Lay down 'neath
In the shade of a tree
Watch a peyro go rolling by
Little crawdad on a lilly pad
Playin' tag with a dragonfly
Big paddle wheel
On the way to Mobil
Captain ask me if I want to go 'long
Thanks just the same
But I think I'll remain
Just a fishin' and a singin' my song

(chorus)

All right, Big Al. Take it away!

Okay Gumbo!

High in the sky
Watching eagles fly
Say good mornin' to a ringtail 'coon
Lotsa little critters go strollin' by
I love it here in Lost Lagoon
Sleep for a while
Wake up with a smile
There's always something new to see
I've been around
And it's something I've found
There ain't no place I'd rather be

(refrain)

Take it on home, Big Al!

FALL IN LOVE IN LOST LAGOON
(Lead: Bonnie and the Bunnies)

Down by the river when the sun goes down
And the summer moon comes rollin' around
If you listen you can hear the tune
It makes you fall in love in Lost Lagoon

Chorus
And if you seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
(If you keep singing with the summer tune)
You just have to see-ee-eeeeeee-ee-ee
(You'll feel the magic of the sumer moon
If you will seeeeeee-eee-eee-eee-ee-ee
(We will promise you that very soon)
You'll fall in love in Lost Lagoon

It doesn't matter if you're young or old
The summer moon is magic, so the story is told
And if your heart hears the magic tune
They say you'll fall in love in Lost Lagoon

(chorus) Laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa
Laa-laa-laaa-la-laa
Laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-la-la-la-la-la
Laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa-laa

(chorus)

You'll fall in love in Lost Lagoon

FEVER IN THE BAYOU
(Lead: Billy Bob Possum)

There's a fever in the bayou
There's a fever goin' down
It's comin' from the music
And it's spreadin' all around

It's swamp critter music
And it's gonna get ahold'a you
Your feet'll start movin'
And there's nothin' that you can do

Cause there's a fever in the swamp boy
(Fever in the swamp boy)
You can feel it in the air
(Gonna get the fever)
It's the rhythm of the music
And it's spreadin' ev'rywhere

It's swamp critter music
And it's comin' to your neighborhood
The fever's gonna get'cha
And it's gonna make you feel so good

There's a fever in the bayou
There's a fever goin' down
It's comin' from the music
And it's spreadin' all around

There's a fever in the swamp boy
You can feel it in the air
It's the rhythm of the music
And it's spreadin' ev'rywhere

There's a fever in the bayou
(Fever in the bayou)
There's a fever goin' down
(Gonna get the fever)
It's comin' from the music
And it's spreadin' all around

There's a fever in the bayou

(transcribed by Razor)

JAMBALAYA JUBILEE
(Lead: Billy Bob Possum)

Well come on everyone
Grab you chillin' have some fun
At the Bayou Jambalaya Jubilee
We got country, we got blues
So bring your dancin' shoes
To the Bayou Jambalaya Jubilee

Now Big Al's got a pot of creole cookin'
And you can have a picnic on the ground
Big Al's got lot'sa shade
And ice cold lemonade
And this is where the good times can be found

We gonna (?)
We gonna pick the old banjo
At the Bayou Jambalaya Jubilee-ee

Big Al's is gonna be the new sensation
The party starts when you walk in the door
So come on down and join the celebration
We garantee that you'll come back for more

So come on everyone
Grab you chillin' have some fun
At the Bayou Jambalaya Jubilee
At the Bayou Jambalaya Jubilee
At the Bayou Jambalaya Jubilee--eeee--eeee

LA LA LA
(written and performed by Billy Bob Possum)

I once heard it said
If someone would write a song
That the world would sing along
The world might be in harmony
So

I wrote a song
The kinda song
You sing along with
And the words are very simple
La, la, la

It has a style
To make you smile
And all the while
The only words you have to sing are
La, la , la

And if you sing
You'll find it brings
A lot of things
The kind of things
That might make critters get along

So what's to lose
Lets spread the news
Don't refuse
Now everybody
All together sing along

La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la la la la la la la laaa
(repeat three times)

So what's to lose
Lets spread the news
Don't refuse
Now everybody
All together sing along

The melody
It holds the key
To harmony
And all you have to sing is simply
La, la, la

And pretty soon
They'll hear the tune
Across the room
And out the window
Let the world hear
La, la, la

Then join your hands
Across the land
Strike up the band
And who's to say?
The whole wide world might sing along

So what's to lose
Lets spread the news
Don't refuse
Now everybody
All together sing along

C'mon now, everybody!

La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la la la la la la la laa
(repeat three times)

So what's to lose
Lets spread the news
Don't refuse
Now everybody
All together sing along
(repeat)

LOST LAGOON
(Lead: Billy Bob Possum)

Well I was born on a sunny morn on the Bayou
In a cozy little place that's sweeter than a honey comb
Now it ain't got much style and grace
But I have found there ain't no place like home
Not like my ho-ome

Chorus
I'm talkin' about Lost Lost Lagoon
It's a paradise beneath the Bayou moon
Well you can take away my posessions
(Ooooooooo Oooooooo)
You can take away my money too
(Ooooooooooooo Ooooooooooo)
But don't take me away
From Lost Lagoooo woo woo woo woo woo-ooh-woo woo woo woo woon

By the river side on the sunny side of the Bayou
It's a sleepy little place where you can find a helping hand
And when a stranger comes around
There's lotsa friendly little critters to be found
And the won't let you do-own

(chorus)

Big Al!

Now it ain't got much style and grace
But I have found there ain't no place like home
Not like my ho-ome
I'm talkin' about Lost Lost Lagoon
It's a paradise beneath the Bayou moon
Well you can take away my posessions
You can take away my money too
But don't take me away from Lost Lagoo ooo oon
No, don't take me away from Lost Lagoon
Ay-ee!

MY HEART IS IN THE JUKEBOX
(Written and sung by Billy Bob Possum)

Now country music's good, my friend
But I gotta put my earplugs in
Before that mean ol' jukebox starts to play
That ol' jukebox ain't much to see
But it's full of old memories
I hear my whole life story when it plays

'Cause my heart is in the jukebox
If you want to hear me cry
Here's a quarter, play the songs you played
The night she said goodbye
And if you want to hear my heart break
Here's a quarter, play me two
She put a quarter in the jukebox
Then she played me for a fool

Right there on that sawdust floor
We used to dance till three or four
To ev'ry song that ol' jukebox would play
Then one night she played our song
And another critter came along
And while the jukebox played, she danced away

Now my heart is in the jukebox
If you want to hear me cry
Here's a quarter, play the songs you played
The night she said goodbye
And if you want to hear my heart break
Here's a quarter, play me two
She put a quarter in the jukebox
Then she played me for a fool

(with Joe Raccoon)
My heart is in the jukebox
If you want to hear me cry
Here's a quarter, play the songs you played
The night she said goodbye
And if you want to hear my heart break
Here's a quarter, play me two
She put a quarter in the jukebox
Then she played me for a fool

She put a quarter in the jukebox
Then she played me for a fool

(transcribed by Razor)

SAY IT WITH MUSIC
(written and performed by Billy Bob Possum)

The bayou moon was full
The night was bright and clear
The lonely sound of a whip-poor-will
Was all that you could hear
In a one room shack
Stood Daddy Jack
And Momma Mable Joy
And in a cradle lay a newborn cajun boy

But when that baby tried to cry
Nothing could could be heard
Then his momma said
He'll never speak a word
His daddy bowed his head
And slowly walked away
Came back with his fiddle
And he began to play

Said, Son when you grow up
You'll have things to say
So when you're old enough
I'll teach you how to play
And

Chorus
Say it with music
Say it in a song
Play what you're feeling
And you'll always get along
Say it with music
Say it in a song
Play what you're feeling
Let the whole world sing along

When that little cajun boy could barely stand
His daddy came and put that fiddle in his hand
And everyday
That boy would play
And talk to the daffodills
He'd even talk to the hootie owl
And the lonely whip-poor-will

His daddy watched him grow
As winter turned to spring
And when that boy was feelin' good
He'd make that fiddle sing

(refrain)
(repeat refrain)

THE SWAMP CRITTERS INTRODUCTION
(written by Billy Bob Possum, performed by The Swamp Critters)

Now we got a riverboat captain
By the name of Ribbit E. Lee
(That's me!)
And a fiddle playing crab
By the name of Gumbo
He sure is somethin' to see

Now we got Big Al Gator on piano
And we got Billy Bob Possum on the bass
And Joe Racoon on guitar
And Ima Dilla dancin' all over the place

And we'll be rollin' down the river
Travelin' by the light of the moon
Rollin' down the river
Gonna reach our destination soon
All the Swamp Critters
Are pickin' and singin' a tune
Rockin' and a reeling
Paddle wheelin' down to Lost Lagoon

Yeah, we'll be rockin' and a reelin'
Paddle wheelin' down to Lost Lagoon

THE SWAMP CRITTERS THEME
(Written and performed by Billy Bob Possum)

Down in the swamp 'moung the cypruss knees
The big live oaks and the evergreen trees
There on the banks of Lost Lagoon
You can see Big Al's by the light of the moon

Everyday when the sun goes down
Critters start comin' from miles around
To see the star of Al's big show
A fiddler crab named Gumbo

REFRAIN
Gumbo sings and he plays the fiddle
And Ima Dilla dances beneath the moon
Young girls scream and old men whittle
Tappin' their feet to a fiddlin' tu-uuu-une!
Aie!

You'll see all the critters of Lost Lagoon
Billy Bob Possum and Joe Racoon!
Big Al is ticklin' the ivories
And back on the drums it's Ribbit E. Lee!
Keeping the beat and tappin' his toe
For a fiddler crab named Gumbo

(refrain)

Yeah

(refrain)

Hey Gumbo! Play that fiddle, man!
Aie!

YOU CAIN'T MAKE ME LOVE YOU
(Written by Billy Bob Possum, performed by Gumbo Crab)

You can give me your old Cadillac
Give me money in a gunny sack
But you cain't make me love you
Naw you cain't make me love you
You can promise me the world
But girl
You cain't make me love you

Let's bring in the Gumbettes, now!

You can take me to your secret place
(Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh, bop bop)
You can sqeeze me 'til I'm blue in the face
(Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, bop bop)
Aw, but you cain't make me love you
(Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh) - Cain't make me love you
Naw you cain't make me love you
(Ooooooooooooooooooooooh) - Cain't make me love you
You can say I'm a saint
(Ooooooooooooooo...)
But still you cain't
(ooooh)
Make me love you
-- Cain't make me love you

A little fiddle!

You can promise me the seven seas
(Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh, bop bop)
You can beg me on bended knee
(Ooooooooooooooooooooooh, bop bop)
Aw, but you cain't make me love you
(Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh) - Cain't make me love you
Naw, you cain't make me love you
(Oooooooooooooooooooooooh) - Cain't make me love you
You can cry and cry
(Ooooooooooooo...)
But I
(oooh)
Just ain't gonna love you
-- Ain'ta gonna love you
--Cain't make me love you

You can say I'm a saint
But girl you cain't
Make me love you

No you cain't make me love you
-- Cain't make me love you
Girl you cain't make me love you
-- Cain't make me love you
No I ain't gonna love you
-- Ain't gonna love you
Girl you cain't make me love you

Guest Performer Song Lyrics

DOWN THE ROAD OF BROKEN DREAMS
(Lead: Willie Hank "Country" Weston)

I can still recall the day
You said goodbye and walked away
From ev'rything that we had planned to do
To build a home that we could share
We would've made such a lovely pair
But now it seems
That all those plans fell through

CHORUS
Down the road of broken dreams
There's nothin' there but memories
Of days gone by and things we used to do
Down the road of broken hearts I find
The scattered dreams we left behind
And mem'ries of the days we hadn't used

You used to tell me all the time
You'd love me till the end of time
Forever we'd be singing our love song
Then suddenly I heard you say
Your love for me had gone away
Looks like forever just didn't last too long

(Chorus)

Scattered mem'ries of the days of me and you

(transcribed by Razor)

WISHING RING
(Written by Joe Racoon, performed by Melvis Weasly)

Well, gather 'round critters
I got a little song to sing
It's a song about a critter
Who found himself a wishing ring
Then he asked his friends
Just what their wish would bring

Well a riverboat captain
Said he wanted world acclaim
He said he wanted every critter
In the swamp to know his name
So if he had one wish
Then he would wish for fame

Then a big fat rat
Said he'd wish for a mint
Yeah, if he could be rich
Then he would be content
He'd buy up the bayou
And make everyone pay rent

Then a possum said
There's lots of things I need
I guess you might say
I got a little personal greed
I could use some food
'Cause I got a big mouth to feed

Then Bobby Q. said
If I had a wishing ring
Well to tell you the truth
I'd wish for just one thing
Peace on earth
And all the joy it brings

Now the moral of this story's
There for you
Aha well If a wishing ring
Should somehow come to you
Be careful what you wish
Your wish just might come true

Yeah, be careful what you wish
Your wish just might come true


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