Biografía:
The Meters es un grupo funk de New Orleans, Louisiana, activo desde finales de los 60 hasta 1977. Considerados unánimemente una de las bandas más influyentes de la historia del funk, su relevancia no se reduce a los discos editados bajo su nombre, dado que además fueron la banda de apoyo de infinidad de artistas de la escena R&B de su ciudad natal, como Dr. John, LaBelle, Lee Dorsey o el mismo Allen Toussaint.
El origen se encuentra en el teclista Art Neville
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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Fire, on the bayou (4x)
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Down in New Orleans, in Lucky's din
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He wouldn't deal y'all for a 5th of gin
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One dude wanted a bottle of wine
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Hit that dude yes he did up for a dollar and a dime
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Fire, on the bayou (4x)
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Take a little toke on your smoke
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Buy yourself a bottle of wine
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Cool, cool wine going down your throat
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Don't try and tell me don't make you feel fine
[Chorus]
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Fire, on the bayou (4x)
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Am G F C-Dm (6x)
[Chorus]
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Fire, on the bayou (2x)
[Verse]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
I got a nickel now, you got a dime
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Let's get together and have a good time
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Goin' to buy a fifth, going to buy a joint
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when you gettin' down now, you doin' things right"
[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
(Ligth your) Fire, on the bayou (4x)
[Outro] (x2)
Am G F C-Dm (6x)
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Fire, on the bayou (4x)
[Verse]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Down in New Orleans, in Lucky's din
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
He wouldn't deal y'all for a 5th of gin
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
One dude wanted a bottle of wine
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Hit that dude yes he did up for a dollar and a dime
[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Fire, on the bayou (4x)
[Verse]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Take a little toke on your smoke
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Buy yourself a bottle of wine
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Cool, cool wine going down your throat
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Don't try and tell me don't make you feel fine
[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Fire, on the bayou (4x)
[Instrumental]
Am G F C-Dm (6x)
[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Fire, on the bayou (2x)
[Verse]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
I got a nickel now, you got a dime
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Let's get together and have a good time
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
Goin' to buy a fifth, going to buy a joint
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
when you gettin' down now, you doin' things right"
[Chorus]
Dm C Dm Dm C Dm
(Ligth your) Fire, on the bayou (4x)
[Outro] (x2)
Am G F C-Dm (6x)
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