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Gumbo

by Trey Anastasio and Jonathan Fishman

Appears on the album “Sharin’ the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish.”

Lyrics

There’s a mouse starin’ out of the window
His car is trapped in the snow
He’s planning a family vacation
But he just can’t go
Around the next corner’s a red bird
His feathers are trapped in a sling
He’s passed by some gunslinging parrot
Who’s jealout ain’t got no grin

There ain’t no time to stash the gumbo
Or rattle around in a cage
The sacrificed child’s made bubbles
And spittle is everywhere enraged
In a hot sand or in a my feet
They’re blistered and caked with debris
Chez rolez is guarding the tote board
While Angry piddles with glee

There’s a fool writing notes on sandpaper
He’s sending them off to himself
He gets them a couple days later
Who put them along his top shelf
If you get tired of shavings
And carve up a good hunk of wood
Remembering to check on the sausage
He’s got cooking somewhere look good

There ain’t no time to stash the gumbo
Or rattle around in a cage
The sacrificed child’s made bubbles
And spittle is everywhere enraged
In a hot sand or in a my feet
They’re blistered and caked with debris
Chez rolez is guarding the tote board
While Angry piddles with glee

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