I'll tell it like it happened, it was Darius and Noland and me
Just a few po' boys tryna get up out of Missouri
Took 55 to Louisiana, stopped by the highway to eat
They both had crawfish, strictly chicken for me
Back out under thunderheads, the radio was Southern soul
They interrupted Clarence Carter with a strange-ass local show
They were saying:
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain,
Rest your soul and feed your brain!
That's where you will get to see
Everything the water can be!"
The rain was comin' down, the wind was howlin' outside of Slidell
It was the kinda night that makes you think the whole world's goin' to hell!
We got off on an exit cause we couldn't read the map so great,
Near the Choctaw Motel, we parked to deliberate
When out of the bayou came a man like the lake had a tongue!
He was right up on the glass, all yellow-eyed, black teeth Bangin' on the windshield, screamin' like a demon at the top of his lungs!!!!!:
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain,
Rest your soul and feed your brain,
Free for you and all your friends,
Crawfish 'til the bitter end....
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain,
Wade to where the shallows break!
That's where you will get to see,
Everything the water can be!"
I was drivin' outta there as fast as a Camry could!!!!!!!
But the interstate was flooded and I had to take the road through the woods.
Bad move in retrospect, the road disappeared in the rain!!!!
And I stood on the brakes when I saw the sign: "Lake Pontchartrain"!
Darius was yellin' that he saw somebody out in the swells,
He jumped out runnin' and Noland was goin' as well
"Come back!!!!!!!" Why the hell would they leave the car?!
And that's when I heard it—make no mistake—
The voices were calling them from under the lake....................................
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah!
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
Ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah!
"Come down to Lake Pontchartrain!
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain!
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain!
Come down to Lake Pontchartrain!"
The crawfish were screaming, the waves danced in time!
My friends went in deeper, the water, it climbed......
I watched in terror, the lake opened wide!!!
And horribly roaring, it pulled them inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's how it happened, why would I lie?
There were no bodies; I've got nothin' to hide!
I'm just a boy, lost his friends in the rain,
Any more questions, just go and ask Lake Pontchartrain!!

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Pub: 15 Mar 2026 08:30 UTC

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