Grayson Hugh - Swamp Yankee Lyrics
AyupI'm goin' down eastI'm goin' underGonna fill my bootsWith the rain & thunderFrom AmmonoosucDown to ChicopeeI'm gonna ride this riverRight to the seaI ain't no punk (ain't no punk)Just a little bit stanky (a little bit stanky)I got the funk (I got the funk)I'm a swamp yankee (swamp yankee)Swamp yankeeYes I am, swamp yankeeY'see, my grandpaHe's a half PequotScrapin' a livin'From a lobster potHe was raisedBy the mooncussersMethodist deaconsThem turkey buzzardsGrew a familyOf his ownPut down rootsIn a field of stoneHe ain't no punk (ain't no punk)Just a little bit cranky (a little bit cranky)He got the funk (he got the funk)Of a swamp yankee (swamp yankee)Swamp yankeeAh, yes he is, yes he isSwamp yankeeHey, ayuhIt's been hardscrabbleSince the mill shut downBut I'm a barnacleOn the edge of townI built this trailer (oh yes he did)In the sandSo let the tide come in, I don't careI'm a lobster manI ain't no punk (ain't no punk)Just a little bit stanky (a little bit stanky)I got the funk (I got the funk)I'm a swamp yankee (swamp yankee)I got a yard fulla junk (yard fulla junk)Ain't nothin' swanky (nothin' swanky)I got the funk (I got the funk)I'm a, I'm a, I'm a, I'm aI'm a swamp yankeeOh, nothin' but a swamp yankeeYes I am, now lookit, babyI got the clawOf a lobstermonAnd when I go to workI get the job doneTell ya I got the clawOf nothin' but a swamp yankeemon....Heya ya heya ya, heya ya hey, heya ya heya, hey hey yaheyHeya ya heya ya, heya ya hey, heya ya heya, hey hey yaheyYaya yaya heya ya, hey yaya heya hey, yaya ya yaya, heyhey. ya yaya heyYaya yaya heya ya, hey yaya heya hey, yaya ya yaya, heyhey. ya yaya heyHeya ya heya ya, heya ya hey, heya ya heya, hey hey yaheyHeya ya heya ya, heya ya hey, heya ya heya, hey hey yahey
