Stompin’ Ground

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was born in the southern land That's where I became a man My roots was down in New Orleans The birth of jazz and voodoo queens From the heart of Louisiana Marie Laveaux, and Mojo Hannah Grew up on the music of the streets Second line bands and the Indian beats [Chorus] That's where it's going down Back on my stompin' ground Back on my stompin' ground [Verse 2] 'Fesser longhair, Fats Domino From Smiley Lewis, to the Great Satchmo From the Wild Tchoupitoulas to the creole Wild West (You know) Neither tribe didn't take no mess From the way up town in the Thirteenth Ward The Crescent City was my backyard With Mac Rebennack, and Scarface John Hung in the Dew Drop all night long [Chorus] Ooh That's where it's going down yeah Back on my stompin' ground That's where it's going down yeah Back on my stompin' ground Back on my stompin' ground [Verse 3] Way down yonder in New Orleans The land of them Creole Queens I sure love this southern town It got me through lots of ups and downs Times were bad, and times were good I owe it all to my neighborhood From the Ninth Ward to way uptown Every block was my stomping grounds [Chorus] That's where it's going down Back on my stompin' ground Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah That's where it's going down Back on my stompin' ground [Outro] Mole Face and Melvin, Billy Beat the World Trecherous Slim, Secondline Black Big Chief Jolly, Ratty Chin Brother Jake, Apache Red Stackalee, James Booker Marvin and Johnny, Art the Mighty Row Hornman, Jabby Izzy Koo [Chorus] It's where it's going down It's where it's going down Back on my stompin' ground It's where it's going down Back on my stompin' ground It's where it's going down Back on my stompin' ground Back on my stompin' ground [Outro] Calliope Project, Magnolia St. Thomas, Pilot Land, St. Bernard Melpomene (Yeah) Sometimes them streets was mean Can you dig? But that was my stompin' ground Where y'at, Jack?