[Intro: 808 bubble, cicadas, dirty banjo slide riff in swamp water, drums kick in with shaker] [Q: Horns muted wah wah] [Verse 1: raspy male, close mic, swamp drawl] Got that mud on my boots and a fever in my veins, Banjo buzzin' like mosquitoes in the sugarcane, Mama's cookin' gumbo with a funk on the side, Gator in the water watchin' that low tide ride [Female backing: ooh that fever...] [Pre-Chorus: bass drop, banjo chop, build] Bass down low make the swamp grass shake, Feel that fever make the whole bayou quake, Hear that croak? Hear that snap? Better take a step back 'fore the swamp gon' clap! [Chorus: FULL SWAMP EXPLOSION, horns answer banjo] Swamp Funk Fever! (Swamp Funk Fever!) Got that voodoo in your soul! Swamp Funk Fever! (Feel that fever!) Makin' that muddy water roll! Thump that funk 'til the cypress sway, Banjo cuttin' through the thick haze! Swamp Funk Fever! Got you in a hold! [Verse 2: banjo tremolo + fiddle ghost] Midnight moon on a cypress knee, Something funky got a hold on me, Spanish moss and a bottle of shine, Pick that banjo make the water wine [Q: Horns - long low note like foghorn] [Bridge: Breakdown to 808 + kick + banjo plucks only, whispered] [Spoken: Shhh... fever risin'...] Deep where the roots drink the black water deep, Where the bullfrog funk and the catfish creep, We don't fight the fever we let it burn, Banjo on the two and the funk gon' turn [Build: 8 bars - banjo roll gets faster, B3 swirl rises, horns creep in, female chant: fever fever fever...] [Instrumental Break: Banjo vs Muted Trumpet duel 8 bars, then Slide Banjo vs Tremolo Guitar 8 bars, slap bass bubble underneath] [Final Chorus: Double, all in, humid gospel] SWAMP FUNK FEVER! (SWAMP FUNK FEVER!) GOT THAT VOODOO IN YOUR SOUL! (IN YOUR SOUL!) SWAMP FUNK FEVER! (FEEL THAT FEVER!) MAKIN' THAT MUDDY WATER ROLL! Thump that funk 'til the cypress sway, Bass down low make you misbehave! Swamp Funk Fever! Got you in a hold! [Outro: Banjo slide down, 808 bubble fade, cicadas + horn valve click, one clean banjo pluck]
