Lafayette Blues

Lyrics Information

[1,2,3,4]
[yeah]
Marantette,
Leverette,
Lannette,
Lafayette,
Livernois,
Labrosse,
Louis,
Metatal,
Rochelle,
Marcelle,
Riopelle,
Manistique,
and Armour,
[?]
ohh, ohh, hmmm
hey
Mercier,
Le May,
Tournier,
Salliote,
and Le Roy,
[?]
Montlieu,
Cadieux,
Neveaux Avenue En Detroit,
[?]
well i'm ready teddy
i'm ready, ready teddy
to rock n roll
go
ahh
Lamphere,
Belle Terre,
Marcelle,
Metetal,
Rouge,
Le Blanc

Performed by The White Stripes
Written by The White Stripes
(Peppermint Stripe Music, BMI)
BMI # 5807776

Releases

  • Lafayette Blues 7"
  • Fell In Love With a Girl
  • White Blood Cells (reissue)
  • White Blood Cells (Japan)
  • I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself DVD (live on BBC Radio 1, Evening Session)
Quotes

Jack White:

    "This one is about streets your parents might used to live in, because I know most of ya are north of 8 mile now. And your parents might used to live in a street that they have no idea what the name of it was, and what it meant, and what is the history behind it. So welcome to it. Welcome to your family history and welcome to Mr. George Washington helping you out. Starting this country for ya, and now you have roads and potholes to complain about."
Notes

a song about the French street names in Detroit

contains lyrics from [Ready Teddy]