[fiddle and accordion Intro]
[restraint]
Zydeco hums in the back of my mind
A rhythm and life I never left behind
[instrumental]
[Verse 1]
I’m forty years gone but it feels like a day
The bayou’s whisper still calls me to stay
Cypress knees glisten on sunny days,
While Spanish moss gently sways
[restrain]
The zydeco hums in the back of my mind
A lively rhythm I never left behind.
[Verse 2]
Crawfish boils on a porch made of pine
Eating moonlit gumbo to a pirogue’s whine,
Riverboats rolling through my crooked spine
Dancing with Cajun beauties that once were mine.
[restrain]
The zydeco hums in the back of my mind
A lively rhythm I never left behind.
[Chorus]
Louisiana’s calling me, her voice so sweet,
Zydeco rhythms move my wandering feet.
She warms my soul to its very core,
I feel her love, and I want more.
[accordion and fiddle instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Creole cooking scents the air,
Tony’s seasoning is everywhere
Mardi Gras, Beignets and Zydeco
Echo in my heart wherever I go
[restrain]
The zydeco hums in the back of my mind
A lively rhythm I never left behind.
[Verse 4]
Magnolia blooms and a warm Cajun breeze
Fireflies dancing in twilight’s tease
Waterskiing between Cypress knees
I envision it all from overseas
[restrain]
The zydeco hums in the back of my mind
A lively rhythm I never left behind.
[chorus]
Louisiana’s calling me, her voice so sweet,
Zydeco rhythms move my wandering feet.
She warms my soul to its very core,
I feel her love, and I want more.
[instrumental]
[bridge]
Alligator calls through the misty dawn,
Jukebox plays an old Cajun song.
Front-porch fiddles keep the night alive,
In Louisiana’s arms, my soul will thrive.
[restrain]
The zydeco hums in the back of my mind
A lively rhythm I never left behind.
[Chorus]
Louisiana’s calling me, her voice so sweet,
Zydeco rhythms move my wandering feet.
She warms my soul to its very core,
I feel her love, and I want more.
[Outro] [fade out]
She warms my soul to its very core,
I feel her love, and I want more.
