What I Do

Down in Nola where we listen

Some of that, some of this

In keys beyond the normal range

Everything's a little strange

But mostly it's a place to be

Got to leave it 'fore you see

It sticks to you

I left before it did me in

Down-and-dirty don't begin

To talk about my state of mind

All I wanted was to find

A way to get between the funky and

The play-it-cleaner too

Forget about my feelings, I don't mind

But don't forget that second line

Can't you come on out and play?

Let's see what you got today

How you make it sound that way?

I never know just what to say

It's beans and rice, sticky nights, étouffée

To keep it in the groove

It just comes out that way, won't go back in

Like gumbo runnin' down your chin

Filé's just a little thin

But slick as glass, dark as sin

With downbeats on the upside

Just to take you for a ride

And make it move

"Oh, I see," they say, "Well, no wonder"

It's a miracle you ain't six feet under

Fish don't understand the water

They just do the things they oughta

Birds don't understand the air

They don't even know it's there

They don't have a clue

But just like me they do

The things they do

It's what I do

It's what I do

It's what I do