Ballad of Isidore Comeaux by Johnny Blaine (a.k.a.-Johnny Rebel) Set to music of 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'. Many years ago, in a Louisiana town Isidore Comeaux shot his brother down Cause his brother was a-messin' with his gal Emmy Lou And when the hussy started cryin', he shot her down too! He hid in the woods, cause the sheriff was a-comin' He couldn't bear the thought of living in a jail He ate muscadine, so that he could keep a-runnin'    (Lead-in to CHORUS.) He'd rather keep a-runnin', than be locked up in a cell! Yeah, he ran thru the swamps, and he ran thru the marshes And he ran thru places where a skeeter couldn't buzz!  (CHORUS) The heat was on, but he kept on a-runnin' Swearin' that he never would be caught by the fuzz! He couldn't run forever, but he said, "I'm gonna try! I'll keep a-dodgin' bullets, cause I ain't a-gonna fry!" One day an alligator liked to've sent him to his fate Izzy grabbed the gator, and he closed his alley gate! He hid in the woods, cause the sheriff was a-comin' He couldn't bear the thought of living in a jail He ate muscadine, so that he could keep a-runnin'    (Lead-in to CHORUS.) He'd rather keep a-runnin', than be locked up in a cell! Yeah, he ran thru the swamps, and he ran thru the marshes And he ran thru places where a skeeter couldn't buzz!  (CHORUS) The heat was on, but he kept on a-runnin' Swearin' that he never would be caught by the fuzz! Yeah, he's still living in the Louisiana woods Nobody ever found him, cause nobody ever could! One day a 'revenuer' accidentally found his hut Izzy grabbed his musket, and he shot him in the ...well, he He hid in the woods, cause the sheriff was a-comin' He couldn't bear the thought of living in a jail He ate muscadine, so that he could keep a-runnin'    (Lead-in to CHORUS.) He'd rather keep a-runnin', than be locked up in a cell! Yeah, he ran thru the swamps, and he ran thru the marshes And he ran thru places where a skeeter couldn't buzz!  (CHORUS) The heat was on, but he kept on a-runnin' Swearin' that he never would be caught by the fuzz! The End. Back to Lyrics