A Night In The Life Of A Swamp Fox

(album: Tony Joe White. - 1971)

I step off of the aeroplane
And the hull cuts through my clothes
Like I was naked
I walked down to the baggage claim
And the situation there is what I expected
My bags were left in Memphis
And I'm standing there, wondering what to do
When a cat walks up from the local news
And says, "Can I get an interview?"

No, no, no, no
I said no, no, no, no
No, no, no
Another night in the life of a swamp fox

We get into a taxi cab and we're late
So we rush down to the Colossuem
Promotion man at the front door
And I can tell no matter what I say
That it just won't please him
He said that the tickets are selling too slow
And now it's starting to rain
When a cat walks up with soulful look
And says, "Can you spare some change?"

No, no, no, no
He said no, no, no, no
No, baby
Another night in the life of a swamp fox

And now we walk out on the stage
And we get into a thing called Polk Salad Annie
For some of you never been down south
And it's looking like we got it made
Till it gets to the part where it says
That the gators got your granny
The people are feeling the music
And the groove is knocking me out
When a cat hollers out from the front row
And says, "Can you play it, wipe out?"

No, no, no, no
I said no, baby
No, no, no, no
Another night in the life of a swamp fox

No, baby
No, I can't play that song