You'll know
when I'm gone
Not by
putting the mirror to my lips
or pricking my fingertips
You'll know
I'm gone
when you play
C.J. Chenier
and I don't cry
"au de lay!"
You'll know
when you play that Zydeco
and I don't get up and dance
no mo'
That I've gone
where the gators sing "mouton cadoux"
and the angels wear rouge dancing shoes
Mon chou
garcon
you'll know
I'm gone.
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