This is about two cats Theyre sittin down by a river in the swamps Theyre sittin down on the logs One of them is kind of a big fellow And the other one is a little bit smaller And hes got a long billed cap And theyre sittin there ponderin On what theyre gonna do for the night And anything the big guy decides On the little guys for Cause he digs him, hes cool So its called Roosevelt and Ira Lee The river was dark and muddy And the moon was on the rise And all of the creatures in the swampland Had woke up to feed for the night Roosevelt and Ira Lee, huh, were sittin there on a log Ira Lee turned to Roosevelt and said Id sure like to have a mess of bull frog He said, yeah, yeah, lawd, sure would taste good So they slipped on their rubber boots And walked down to the waters edge And right away they knew That the night would be a bummer Cause Ira Lee stepped On a water mossacin He said, uh, uh, lawd Somebody help me Ira Lee turned to Roosevelt When he quit his screamin and kickin And he said, lets forget about the bullfrog legs And go out and steal us some chickens And Ol Roosevelt said like this now Yeah, yeah, ooh, it sure would taste good Yes it would, I love a chicken Oh, the river was dark and muddy, yeah
roosevelt, ira, lee, sittin, lawd