rad gumbo

if you walk right in off the street

you can take the load right off your feet

mamma bring the menu to your seat

but the bill of fare be short and sweet

won't find no etouffe'

mamma never ever could cook that way

she's all ancien' regime

no nouvell cuisine

she cook gumbo

a mighty rad gumbo

it's the only way she can go

down at the club rad gumbo

now the heads and shells stay in the stock

she stirs her roux and really rocks

one gallon shellfish stock or water

man this gumbo is made to order

two toes of garlic finely chopped

man this party just can't be stopped

mamma's pots are boiling

the band starts to blow

piano keys flying like fats domino

she cook gumbo

a mighty rad gumbo

it's the only way she can go

down at the club rad gumbo

oh no

no escargot

no cordon bleu

this ain't the place to go lookin' for beef stew

but if you like tender shrimp and rice

if ya think ya can stand the spice

she cook gumbo

a mighty rad gumbo

now people come from miles around

dig what mamma's puttin' down

everybody knows her name

she in the seafood hall of fame

i gotta get that recipe

if it means the death of me

get my spyboy to sneak a look

into mamma's book

she cook gumbo

a mighty rad gumbo

it's the only way she can go

down at the club rad gumbo

she cook gumbo

a mighty rad gumbo

it's the only way she can go

down at the club rad gumbo