Cooter Brown

Now everybody knew his name
From Jacksonville to Bangor, Maine
And there never was a wilder child around

Now some would say it was just an act
But I'll tell you what's a natural fact
I ain't never seen nobody drunk as Cooter Brown

Now Cooter was born on New Year's Eve
And his mama was mad 'cause his daddy was asleep
And the boy's real lucky just to be alive
'Cause he'd get real stoned and sing and shout
And every bar he went in they'd throw him out
He had a tattoo on his arm
Said "Please don't let me drive"

Well you can Cooter this and you can Cooter that
But let me tell you where it's at
When it comes to jukin' and gettin' down
They can't nobody do it like Cooter Brown
You can Cooter in and you can Cooter out
You can dance and sing and jump and shout
And you can Cooter up and you can Cooter down
But I bet you can't do it like Cooter Brown
No

Now Cooter never had a wife
He preferred to live the single life
And besides ain't none of y'all woulda stood for all that

'Cause Cooter loved the finer things
Like Charlie Daniels and diamond rings
But he spent all his money on Charlie's brother Jack
Now even though he's gettin' old
He still likes whiskey and rock and roll
And sometimes I wonder if it'll end at all

'Cause Cooter Brown still comes around
And he'll slip and stagger and stumble around
But you can watch all night and you'll never see him fall

Well you can Cooter this and you can Cooter that
But let me tell you where it's at
When it comes to jukin' and gettin' down
They can't nobody do it like Cooter Brown
You can Cooter in and you can Cooter out
You can dance and sing and jump and shout
And you can Cooter up and you can Cooter down
But I bet you can't do it like Cooter Brown
No

Now when Cooter dies and meets his maker
He can go ahead and bypass the undertaker
'Cause you see he's been embalmed since 1965
He'll be ridin' on that glory train
With a blowed out liver and a refried brain
To that big dry house clinic up in the sky

Well you can Cooter this and you can Cooter that
But let me tell you where it's at
When it comes to jukin' and gettin' down
They can't nobody do it like Cooter Brown
You can Cooter in and you can Cooter out
You can dance and sing and jump and shout
And you can Cooter up and you can Cooter down
But I bet you can't do it like Cooter Brown

Have mercy
Woo