Where the bayous wind and them gators swim

Sometime late last night when the moon was ***

Someone left this life much against his will

And while Gyp the cat was alibi-in'

You know his clothes were dryin' Down on Bourbon street where them tourists roam

Some big financier travelin' far from home

Lost his fancy watch and his wallet too

And while to his story, Gyp was stickin'

His brand new watch kept tickin' There's a blown out safe in the city hall

Standin' open wide, up against the wall

And though Gyp the cat has got a lot of dough

Is the money his or plot or blunder?

Gyp says,"Go and wonder" There's a fishing fleet anchored in the bay

Everybody knows, shrimps and oysters pay

But when Gyp the cat was refused his share

Somehow nets got cut and the take was way off

Till Gyp got his payoff The legend goes that they buried him

But nobody knows that he had a twin

And at the services everybody cried

'Ceptin' one peculiar smilin' mourner

Pickin' pockets in the corner

While they set his brother in the ground

Get the feeling, Gyp is still around