Bayou Goula Ball

Bayou Goula Ball

Deep in the night up along the ridge 

UP on the levee under the bridge

The rougaru gather to sing and dance

To bask in the moon to strut and prance

The full moon guides the bats as they fly

The rougaru on their wings arrive

Out of the coulees, out of the swamp

The rougaru come to drink and stomp

One hundred days plus one for the devil

Dey sneak around and raise up some evil

Never walk the same path twice       

Or the loup gonna getcha late at night

The rice and the salt gonna keep em at bay   

Frogs and fire might scare them away

It don’t matter don’t mean a thing

The rougaru dancing gonna bite and sting

One hundred days plus one for the devil

Dey sneak around and raise up some evil

Never walk the same path twice       

Or the loup gonna getcha late at night

In the full moon light, they gonna carry on  

The Goula Ball goes on til dawn

The sun runs back to the swamp

To sneak and hide until it’s time to romp

Dance little rougaru

Dance dance little rougaru

Dance dance dance  little rougaru 

Dance dance dance dance little rougaru