Okolona River Bottom Band
by Bobbie Gentry
From the album: The Delta Sweete
Track 1 of 12 on The Delta Sweete (1968).
Duration: 3:04
Lyrics for Okolona River Bottom Band
La-la-la, la-la Ooh, hey-hey-hey La-la-la, la-la Every year 'bout this time local gentry Have a meetin' in Chickasaw land They all come to judge each and every entry That wants to try out for the Okolona Band All the way from the Kosciusko Up from Biloxi Shore All in all, there's not a half-grown man That wouldn't like to be In the Okolona River Bottom Band La-la-la, la-la Ooh, hey-hey-hey La-la-la, la-la The semi-annual Come as you can-ual Five man band-ual Okolona River Bottom Band La-la-la, la-la Ooh, hey-hey-hey La-la-la, la-la The backwood majority No hold barred-y Come as you are-edy Okolona River Bottom Band La-la-la, la-la All the way from Kosciusko Up from Biloxi Shore All in all there's not a half-grown man Who wouldn't like to be In the Okolona River Bottom Band La-la-la, la-la See, I told you so-ciety Green apple pie-ety Delta variety Okolona River Bottom Band La-la-la, la-la Well, hey-hey-hey La-la-la, la-la (I gave you my dog) Oh, I got a dog (You, you got a friend?) Don't I? (That's the end) Amen