The Birmingham Walk

Mamba Jambalayo, she's the belle of the bayou
She only wants what she knows is right
So she's walkin' the line, wavin' a sign
She do the Birmingham Walk tonight

Birmingham Walk
You can do it if it feels alright
Birmingham Walk
You can do it if it feels alright
Birmingham Walk
Gonna take you Birmingham Walkin' tonight

Down at the courthouse, down at the poorhouse
Everybody sayin' that it don't seem right
Mamba Jamabalayo, she say don't cry so
We can do the Birmingham Walk tonight

Birmingham Walk
You can do it if it feels alright
Birmingham Walk
You can do it if it feels alright
Birmingham Walk
Gonna take you Birmingham Walkin' tonight

Standin' on the porch, wavin' their hands
They never saw the shadow of the Boogie Man
Dressed all in white
Doin' that Birmingham Walk tonight
Ooh, such a sight
Doin' that Birmingham Walk tonight

Ol' Jimmy Crow, he's got to go
Ride him out of town on a rail tonight
Mamba Jambalayo laughed when she heard so
Never thought I'd live to see such a sight

Birmingham Walk
You can do it if it feels alright
Birmingham Walk
You can do it if it feels alright
Birmingham Walk
Gonna take you Birmingham Walkin' tonight

© 1992 James Byfield