You Tongue In Groove
(You Got To Move)

You tongue in groove, you tongue in groove
Make no mistake babe, you tongue in groove
Oh when the law, gets ready, you tongue in groove

You might be drunk, and headin' south
A crawlin' rat snake, done bit your mouth
But when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

My name's Leal, I'm forty-five
Might be a tippler, I like to drive
But when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

They pulled me in, down Florida way
I'm here to tell 'ya, they do not play
'Cause when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

I told this cop, about my plight
He told me buddy, you're one sad sight
And when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

I said " it's true, the snake done bit"
He laughed so loudly, I thought he'd shit
Now when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

He said " Leal, you come with me"
" You're slurrin' every, X Y Z"
So when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

The judge said " man, your story's bunk"
" There ain't no rat snake, down in your trunk
And when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

Take my advice, listen to me
Reptile venom, it ain't no plea
Boy when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

You tongue in groove, you tongue in groove,
Make no mistake child, you tongue in groove
Oh when the law gets ready, you tongue in groove

Half-writ by a half-wit
Clifton