White Trash Bay
Revelry in White Trash Bay
Lyrics
A house boat by it called the Gin Palace
A houseboat named the Gin Palace
Docked in White Trash Bay
Moored in an area known as White Trash Bay
We serve homemade tequila 23 hours a day
They offer homemade tequila almost around the clock
We got hand rolled cigars and a 3 foot driftwood bar
They have hand-rolled cigars and a makeshift bar
With Cap'n Earl's Sarah Mae is the workin girl
Cap'n Earl's Sarah Mae works as a laborer
Now you can have warm flat beer or a jar of cherry moonshine
Options include warm, flat beer or jarred cherry moonshine
And you can have a shot of Copperhead Whiskey
They serve shots of Copperhead Whiskey
You can have a pull of Thunderbird Wine
Also offering pulls of Thunderbird Wine
It's always cash in hand, and you can still drink if you can still stand
Payment is immediate, and drinking continues if you're still standing
Floatin on a bayou barstool prayin to God we don't sink
They're floating on a bayou barstool, hoping not to sink
On this boat I'm the king of the sea
The narrator portrays themselves as a notorious figure on the boat, known widely as a riverboat bandit with a strong reputation, insinuating that even if they were to meet a dire fate, their legend would persist. The references to being thrown in the river with concrete boots akin to a bottle of whiskey being destined to drown reflect a fatalistic attitude or acceptance of a certain fate.
There ain't nobody that don't know me
-Now I'm a riverboat bandit mean as hell known near and far
-And If you hear a rumor I'm dead and gone
-Know this legend will still live on
-Throw me in the river with concrete boots like a bottle of whiskey I was bound to drown
-We got a dirty blonde waitress her name's Scarlett
-Her red lipstick she's a sailors harlot
-She can drop it down low and make ya head spin if the money gets right
-She's got a snake skin wallet on a wallet chain
-Her faded tramp stamp says "Bring the Pain"
-And she'll be gone without warnin in the mornin don't fall in love
-On this boat I'm the king of the sea
-There ain't nobody that don't know me
-Now I'm a riverboat bandit mean as hell known near and far
-And If you hear the rumor I'm dead and gone
-Know this legend will still live on
-Throw me in the river with concrete boots
-Like a bottle of whiskey I was bound to drown
-We play hundred dollar games of single rack 9 ball
-And you can throw bones if you like to watch dice fall
-You can cut cards with Tennessee Slim we'll play 7 card stud
-You better have a knife or a .44
-Cause every night there's blood on this floor
-And there ain't no law to get all the way to White Trash Bay
-On this boat I'm the king of the sea
-There ain't nobody that don't know me
-Now I'm a riverboat bandit mean as hell known near and far
-And If you hear the rumor I'm dead and gone
-You Know this legend will still live on
-Throw me in the river with concrete boots
-Like a bottle of whiskey I was bound to drown
-I hope they find me in the river with concrete boots
-Cause like a bottle of whiskey I was bound to drown
Expresses a desire to be found in the river, aligning with the metaphor of a bottle of whiskey bound to drown.
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