[Intro – Distant floor toms, slow boot stomps] [Low male voices] HOO… HOO… HOO… HOO… [Slide guitar creeps in] [Verse 1 – Low, gritty blues vocal] Took a wrong turn past midnight, No moon hanging, no porch light. Black water rising past my knees, Something moving underneath the trees. Heard three knocks on a hollow log, Saw two red eyes in the fog. Took one step, heard another fall, Turned around, saw nothing at all. [Pre-Chorus – Drums growing louder] I stopped walking, the beating died, Took one step, it came alive. [Chorus – Heavy stomping, gang chants] Something in the mud! (HOO! HOO!) Something in the blood! (HOO! HOO!) Hear that drum, feel that ground, Something down there wants me now! Stomp! Stomp! Don’t look back! Stomp! Stomp! Stay on track! Something in the mud tonight, And it’s keeping time with mine! [Instrumental – Cyclical guitar riff, tribal percussion] [Verse 2 – Raspy, rhythmic delivery] Found an old shack by the river bend, Door swung open like an old lost friend. One cracked mirror, one empty chair, My muddy footprints already there. Heard my own voice from beneath the floor, Saying, “Come on in, we’ve met before.” Tried to run but my feet stayed slow, And the drums said, “Boy, you know.” [Pre-Chorus] I stopped breathing, the beating died, Took one breath, it came alive! [Chorus – Louder, rougher] Something in the mud! (HOO! HOO!) Something in the blood! (HOO! HOO!) Hear that drum, feel that ground, Something down there wants me now! Stomp! Stomp! Don’t look back! Stomp! Stomp! Stay on track! Something in the mud tonight, And it’s keeping time with mine! [Bridge – Percussion only, hypnotic chant] [Low voices] One for the river… Two for the rain… Three for the stranger Who knows your name… [Lead, spoken] I said, “What do you want?” [Whispered response] “Just keep walking…” [Instrumental – Extended tribal stomp, blues guitar solo] [Final Chorus – Full band, ritual voices] Something in the mud! (HOO! HOO!) Something in the blood! (HOO! HOO!) Hear that drum, feel that ground, Something down there wants me now! Stomp! Stomp! Don’t look back! Stomp! Stomp! Stay on track! Something in the mud tonight, And it’s keeping time with mine! [Outro – Instruments fall away, drums remain] [Spoken, exhausted] I finally made it home. [Pause] Then I heard three knocks… [Three distant drum hits] [Silence]
