Crescent City (Akkorde) Lyrics

C C G G Everybody's had a few; now they're talking about who knows who Am F G G I'm going back to the Crescent City, where everything's still the same C C G G This town has said what it has to say; now I'm after that back highway Am F G G And the longest bridge I've ever crossed, over Pontchartrain Dm Dm G G "Tout est en son temps" (?), that's all we'd say Dm Dm G G We used to dance the night away Dm Dm G G Me and my sister, me and my brother Dm Dm G G We used to walk down by the ri - ver Mama lives in Mandeville; I can hardly wait until I can hear my Zydeco and "laissez les bons temps rouler" And take rides in open cars; my brother knows where the best bars are Let's see how these blues'll do in the town where the good times stay "Tout est en son temps" (?), that's all we'd say We used to dance the night away Me and my sister, me and my brother We used to walk down by the river C C G G Am F G G [instrumental] C C G G Am F G G [instrumental] Dm Dm G G Dm Dm G G [instrumental; fade out]