one summer night he'll light a lanternone summer night he'll light a lantern
he'll catch a tiny firefly in a jarhe'll catch a tiny firefly in a jar
set her dancing on the mantleset her dancing on the mantle
like a piece of starlike a piece of star
see how the boy lays lowsee how the boy lays low
he wants the shiver in her winghe wants the shiver in her wing
see him hiding in the willowsee him hiding in the willow
playing with lightningplaying with lightning
you don't know meyou don't know me
I don't know youI don't know you
and the summer's come againand the summer's come again
my oh my, the sparks are flyin'my oh my, the sparks are flyin'
all over Lousianneall over Lousianne
there's lots of fishes in the seathere's lots of fishes in the sea
I swear I'm gonna catch one in my handI swear I'm gonna catch one in my hand
make him dance for memake him dance for me
in the fryin' panin the fryin' pan
you don't know meyou don't know me
I don't know youI don't know you
and the summer's come againand the summer's come again
my oh my, the fish are flyin'my oh my, the fish are flyin'
all over Lousianneall over Lousianne
in your eyes there's a lightin your eyes there's a light
it comes and it goes without a soundit comes and it goes without a sound
if I hold on tightif I hold on tight
it's gonna burn me to the groundit's gonna burn me to the ground
you don't know meyou don't know me
I don't know youI don't know you
and the summer's come againand the summer's come again
my oh my, the sparks are flyin'my oh my, the sparks are flyin'
all over Lousianneall over Lousianne
our lives go by like sparks are flyin'our lives go by like sparks are flyin'
all over Lousianneall over Lousianne |