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Alistair Melville composed and recorded the music in the Malvern Hills, U.K.
Martin H. Samuel wrote the lyric and recorded the song.

lyrics

★ CRAWFISH ALLEY ★

TALKIN' 'BOUT DOWN SOUTH Y'ALL LOUISIANA WAY

CRAWFISH ALLEY IS A PLACE I KNOW
IT'S SOMEWHERE I USED TO GO
SOME MIGHTY FINE LOOKIN' LADIES THERE
THEY'LL EASE YOUR MIND TAKE AWAY YOUR CARES

MET ME A LADY NAME' MARIE
AN' LOST MY HEART WHEN SHE GAZED AT ME
I WAS LOOKIN' DOWN THE BARREL OF A LOADED GUN
NOWHERE TO HIDE AN' NOWHERE TO RUN

YEAH CRAWFISH ALLEY BREAKS ALL THE RULES
IT SHAKES STRONG MEN AN' TURNS 'EM INTO FOOLS

CRAWFISH ALLEY WAS A LIVING HELL
IT'S A PLACE I KNOW OH TOO WELL
IN THE FRENCH QUARTER OF NEW ORLEANS
YOU'LL LOSE YOUR MIND FULFILL YOUR DREAMS

MET ME A LADY NAME' MARIE
I LOST MY HEART WHEN SHE LOOKED AT ME
CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS DEAD TO RIGHTS
LIKE A DUMB OL' DEER IN THE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS

HEY CRAWFISH ALLEY BREAKS ALL THE RULES
IT SHAKES STRONG MEN AN' THEN TURNS 'EM INTO FOOLS
YEAH CRAWFISH ALLEY TAKES ALL THE BLAME
IT'S WHERE MY LIFE FOREVER CHANGED

MARIE SHE WEAVED A MAGIC SPELL
IF IT WAS VOODOO I CAN'T TELL I DON'T KNOW
SHE STOLE MY HEART AN' THEN MY SOUL
MAYBE SHE'S RELATED TO MARIE LAVEAU

HEY CRAWFISH ALLEY BREAKS ALL THE RULES
IT SHAKES STRONG MEN AN' TURNS 'EM INTO FOOLS
YEAH CRAWFISH ALLEY TAKES ALL THE BLAME
IT'S WHERE MY LIFE FOREVER CHANGED

TALKIN' 'BOUT CRAWFISH YEAH CRAWFISH ALLEY
CRAWFISH YEAH CRAWFISH ALLEY
TALKIN' BOUT CRAWFISH ALLEY

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released February 14, 2020
Music: Alistair Melville
APRA 622697629
Lyric: Martin H. Samuel
ASCAP 216450985
© 2021 Malaika Music
ASCAP 336609064
ASCAP Work ID: 906486580
ISWC: T9314315509
℗ 2021 MHS

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Martin H. Samuel London, UK

Martin, a drummer, author, poet, lyricist, award-winning songwriter and a producer who also plays guitar, wrote the lyrics for all these songs.

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