FRISCO ZYDECO

By Albert J. Lewis, Sr. and Ida Guillory
(Neil Music and La bonne Music, BMI)
from Stir up the Roux on Rounder Records (#6016)

FRISCO ZYDECO

Mais heir apres-midi on a danse le zydeco
A la pace chex Babineaux
Et si c'etait pas les zydeco
On dansait le saute crapaud.
Et je dis, "Eh, Babe, Comment tu fais les zydeco?"
C'est une petite danse des T-Moreaus,
Et si tu veux danser, ma belle,
C'est le Frisco Zydeco.

Frisco Zydeco, Frisco Zydeco, Frisco Zydeco,
Well do the Frisco Zydeco.

Well, my neighbor gave a party just the other night,
The Louisiana ladies looked out of sight.
They did a dance at the Fais-do-do.
And they called it "Zydeco."
I say "Hey, Baby, what is Zydeco?"
That's a snappin' little dance from T-T-Thibodaux,
And if you want to get down on the floor,
You got to Frisco Zydeco.

Frisco Zydeco, Frisco Zydeco, Frisco Zydeco,
Well do the Frisco Zydeco.

FRISCO ZYDECO

But yesterday afternoon we danced the Zydeco
At Babineaux's place
And if it was not the Zydeco
We were dancing "The Jump Frog."
It's a little dance from the T-Moreaus.
And if you want to dance, girl,
It's the Frisco Zydeco.