Lyric New Orleans Is Sinking - The Tragically Hip

Lyric Song New Orleans Is Sinking: bourbon blues on the streetloose and complete
under skies all smoky blue green
I can t forsake a Dixie dead shake
so we danced the sidewalk clean
my memory is muddy what s this river that I m in
New Orleans is sinking manand I don t wanna swim
Colonel Tomwhat s wrong what s going on
you can t tie yourself up for a deal
he said yquot;hey north you re south shut your big mouth
you gotta do what you feel is realyquot;
ain t got no picture postcardsain t got no souvenirs
my babyshe don t know me when I m thinking bout those years
pale as a light bulb hanging on a wire
sucking up to someone just to stoke the fire
picking out the highlights of the scenery
saw a little cloud that looked a little like me
I had my hands in the river
my feet back up on the banks
looked up to the Lord above
and said yquot;hey man thanksyquot;
sometimes I feel so good I gotta scream
she said Gordie baby I know exactly what you mean
she saidshe saidI swear to God she said
My memory is muddy what s this river that I m in
New Orleans is sinking man and I don t wanna swim