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Beat It Out Of Baton Rouge
Lyrics
BEAT IT OUT OF BATON ROUGE
Mark Patterson & Lee Parvin © 2019

The Cajun greeted me at the airport
With a convertible in Baton Rouge
He had a cooler full of ice in the back and two full of booze

We were making a run up to Natchez
Pockets overflowing with cash
For a fais do do with the rest of the oil field trash

Now Timmy had been at it for hours
By the time we got to the bar
They threw his ass off the block you could say he kind of took it too far

And I was huddled up with the prom queen
Who was putting on a hell of a show
She said I'll show you how it ends but you got to take me when you go

Chorus:
The water was rising on the bayou
And we were trying to beat the big deluge
We got out of Mississippi yeah brother
Better beat it out of Baton Rouge
Better beat it out of Baton Rouge

We made a little dough at the tables
But we were running out of pigeons to pluck
Then a pumper with a gun in his boot said we were pushing our luck

We tried to fire up the rag top
And blow town like a runaway train
But someone left the top down yeah in the pouring rain

We finally got the car back to Red Stick
When some college kid from LSU
Called the Cajun a fool and that wasn't a very smart thing to do

(Chorus)

Enter the local lawmen
Who were happy to determine our fate
We vowed never to return and they marched us right to our gate

(Chorus)
(Repeat)
Short Song Description:
Long Song Description:
Story Behind the Song:
Beat It Out Of Baton Rouge is a Neville Brothers-style song about the true exploits of a couple of guys with more dollars than sense as they party their way across Mississippi and Louisiana.
Lyric Credits: Mark Patterson
Music Credits: Mark Patterson & Lee Parvin
Producer Credits: Mark Patterson
Publisher Credits: Distinguishing Marks Music BMI
Performance Credits:
Label Credits: Distinguishing Marks Records
Song Length: 4:48
Primary Genre: Rock-Roots/Rock n' Roll
Secondary Genre: Rock-Americana
Tempo / Feel: Medium Fast (131 - 150)
Lead Vocal: Male Vocal
Subject Matter 1: City
Subject Matter 2: Cars
Mood 1: In High Spirits
Mood 2: Worried
Language: English
Era: 1990 - 1999