Alligator Pie

Floatin' in the lower nine Waitin' for a boat to throw me a line See my Stella smile Sittin' on a roof eatin' alligator pie First day, the water rise Second day, the sun is high Third day, Stella cries 'Cause night time's dark as a dead man's eyes Yeah, Lord knows, yeah, Lord knows Tell me when help is gonna come Stella said, "Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song?" Storm went right on by Thanked the Lord everybody's alright Don't mean to throw off a second line But the Devil broke the levee and left us here to die Stella said, "Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song? Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song? Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song?" Yeah, huh, she's got my money, hu-ha Like a dance hall to get y'all down Like a dance hall to get y'all down Like a dance hall to get y'all down, oh, oh, oh Yeah, I said All the things we know and everything we hope for All the things we wanted Everything that was sure Now there is a scar where the old men used to be The corner store and market where Stella used to sing to me Oh, Grace is all I'm asking When will Grace return? Grace is all I'm asking Remember how it feels Lazy days in the summertime Then my Stella smiled She said, "Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song?" Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh Stella said, "Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song?" Yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh She said, "Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song? She said, "Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song?" Oh, tell me, Lord, when help is gonna come? Ha, so, yeah, uh, listen She said, "Daddy, when you gonna put me in a song?"