Katrina

 

Mardi Gras City Blues

Sweeping her hair from side to side

Causing all the traffic to subside

She was carrying with her some objectives

Some of which I couldn’t find

They were stolen from her secret safe house

Looted somewhere in downtown New Orleans

But I couldn’t get there

Because she was under ten foot of water

And the Blues man needed some air

The youngster with a master plan

Was looking for a way out of this place

So he drove a busload of people

Away from that hot vapour less state

In Houston they didn’t exactly welcome him with open arms

Cos’ he tried too hard to be himself

And the media woman poured scorn on his actions

But me, well hell I thought he did just fine

And if I could recount that time in the future

I’d tell you about the heroes that were left behind

Forgotten and waylaid by the barrel of a gun

Fished out from their bloated minds were the corporate fixers

On their watch they never put a foot wrong

They’ll keep the levee bills awaiting

Until the heavens broke up their sunken sorry hides

Out of their heads they kept relaying the message to the organ grinders son

But he was too preoccupied drowning other peoples business elsewhere to notice

She was coming home in the Superdome

Down in the lower ninth
The blind man stepped out in front of the cameras

Avoiding all pleasantries

And said it was all just another late night show

Abandoning all the outsiders

Leaving the poor to roll out their lives

While the cops were on the outer reaches

Making sure they’d be the first ones to swap sides

The National Guard were busy taking out

Home grown sons of their own

At a loose end, unable to afford to economise

Brothers and sisters When you ain’t got nothin'

And your backs against the wall

You’ll find sanctuary

Away from this worlds customised normality

Cos’ in times like these

You know the music never dies

And that’s why the Jazzman still sings
The Queen of the Blues

As the Ragtime bright men sit tight in the night, waiting 

Waiting for the Kings of Swing to return

when there's..trouble in the lowlands