[Intro]
Bamalama
Let's do the song now one time, Bamalama
Okay, hold it, hold it right there now, ho— hold it, hold it
A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four

[Chorus]
He's down in Alabama
I'm shoutin', "Bamalama"
Way down in Louisiana
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down

[Verse 1]
Lord have mercy on my soul
How many chickens have I stole?
One last night and the night before
I'm going back and tryin' to get ten, eleven more

[Chorus]
I'm startin' to get 'em and I
I love a chicken, baby
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 2]
Nine feet and ten feet, we're goin' for the build
And nine feet left on a ten feet of hill
Ten feet turn around a nine feet fence
His teeth fell out and his tongue stayed in

[Chorus]
His cousin said so
He got the chicken, baby
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down

[Verse 3]
A Leo Demarket told a line one day
A bad little fella comin' down your way
We were talkin' 'bout your family, it's a cryin' shame
He say, "Your mother is workin' on the chain gang"

[Chorus]
She busts his britches now
She's good at workin' hard
Shoutin', "Bamalama"
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 4]
The preacher and the deacon were prayin' one day
Along come a bear comin' down that way
The preacher told the deacon to say a prayer
He said, "Lord, a prayer won't kill this bear"

[Chorus]
I got to make it, baby
Shout, "Bamalama"
I got to run for it
Well, well, well
Nobody's gonna set him down
He's down in Alabama
I'm shoutin', "Bamalama"