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The Okra Song
Written by Jimmie Carl
Performed at the 2006 OkraFest by The Simple Cavemen
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| From left: Festus on mandolin, MacGyver on drums, and Jimmie Carl on guitar. |
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Okra it gets slimy
When you cut it with a knife
Love is just as slippery
You gotta hang on for dear life
CHORUS:
Oh, you are my sunshine
Case you didn't see
Are you gonna stay here
A while with me?
There's a town way down in Texas
Okra is its name
I never ever been there
But I like it, just the same
Some people they don't like it
Say it tastes like wood
I know that next to eggplant
Okra's misunderstood
If you can love the okra
Like the carrots and the peas
I'd like to get to know you
Pass the gumbo, if you please
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| 2003 queen Fran Coker leads the group in a sing-along of the chorus. |
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| Singing along: Jackie Sanderson, Sarah Steinhoff, Mick Lochridge and Bobby Coker. |
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The Simple Cavemen:
Roscoe Gray (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, musical compass, maracas, hogi bongo, bartender); Jimmie Carl (guitars, vocals, pedal steel guitar, accordion, fiddle, harmonica, purveyer of songs, unable to resist strange, heavy instruments); Steve Jackson (bass, vocals, hotel reservations, Buddy Holly trivia, obscure movie dialogue); Festus (mandolin, vocals, bluegrass connection, looks good in tie-dye); MacGyver (drums, technical support, art designer, ability to play without sticks and cymbals).
Visit www.myspace.com/simplecavemen
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