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They Put a Body in the Bayou Lyrics
They never came to town
He really gets me down
Take off that plastic crown
Coke nose and a pretty sound
Alright, make it quick
Good songs make you rich
That feeling, it'll pass
Good boys come in last
Bad girl by my side
Popping pills on the fly
Gold grave when I die
I came by to see
I just had to know
Who put the body in the bayou
Who left the tracks on the road
Told me "act your age"
That's why she's underage
Said her papa hates the federales and
When he drinks too much he smacks her face
Alright, make it quick
Good songs make you rich
That feeling, it'll pass
Good boys come in last
Bad girl by my side
Popping pills on the fly
Gold grave when I die
I came by to see
I just had to know
Who put the body in the bayou
Who left the tracks on the road
He really gets me down
Take off that plastic crown
Coke nose and a pretty sound
Good songs make you rich
That feeling, it'll pass
Good boys come in last
Bad girl by my side
Popping pills on the fly
Gold grave when I die
I just had to know
Who put the body in the bayou
Who left the tracks on the road
That's why she's underage
Said her papa hates the federales and
When he drinks too much he smacks her face
Good songs make you rich
That feeling, it'll pass
Good boys come in last
Bad girl by my side
Popping pills on the fly
Gold grave when I die
I just had to know
Who put the body in the bayou
Who left the tracks on the road
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Such a good song. I'm pretty sure it is a reference to Frankie Richard and the Jeff Davis 8. Look this up if you've never heard of it.
Essentially 8 girls were murdered in or near Jennings, LA (Jefferson Davis Parish) and their bodies were found in the bayou. It seems like it was their drug dealer Frankie Richard, who knew all of them, admitted he had sex with all but one of them (the 14 year old, of course), and had tires to the local police department. Screams police corruption from top to bottom.