May 27, 2015 remastered version here:
https://kat330.bandcamp.com/track/swamp-guinea-2015-remaster
by K.A. Martin (Sept. 19, 2013)
[Heard Sep 11, 2014 here: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/57252]
I've layered in much from my new keyboard here [drums, organ, trumpet, sax and sundry sound effects] over my Epiphone (rhythm + lead), piano, kantele, bongos, "cowbell" and vocal tracks. The only imported sound here is the chicken bawk. If nothing else, I hope the amount of tediously time-consuming production and engineering effort here is realized and appreciated.
CREDIT: Spot-on caricature art and swamp froggy shouts are provided by my hunaja (JT Lindroos).
DISCREDIT: Similarity to anyone living or dead may or may not be purely coincidental. But about every lowest middle-class neighborhood (such as ours) in the US south, or putative south (such as Knob Knee), has a "Cindy Vinny" in residence. As for the "Swamp Guinea" epithet itself, I had never come across the term until JT—who also had no prior knowledge of it—overheard a neighbor use the term and told me of it. I thought it was colorfully descriptive of a certain "southern trash" harridan hen who is often wedded to a redneck "Jimmy" rooster. If it has ANY other connotation to anyone reading and listening, rest assured it's nothing whatsoever to do with my context here.
CHORUS:
(She's a) Swamp Guinea
A nosy ol' biddy
(Such a) Swamp Guinea
So mean, so skinny
(Could be) her name's Cindy Vinny
And she puts it over Jimmy
(Swamp Guinea, a nutty ol' ninny)
'Cuz Jimmy's always chorin'
While Guinea is a-snorin'
[CHORUS]
She is lackadaisy lazy
Always actin' kinda crazy
(Swamp Guinea, a nutty ol' ninny)
Still Jimmy is a-sweepin'
While Guinea is a-sleepin'
[CHORUS]
She is proud to be a bitch
And to never work a stitch
(Swamp Guinea, a nutty ol' ninny)
Jimmy's sowin' and a-mowin'
While Guinea's on her phone
[CHORUS]
Hubby hasn't got a clue
That his Guinea is a shrew
(Swamp Guinea, a nutty ol' ninny)
'Cuz Jimmy's chainsawin'
And his Guinea's just a-jawin'
[CHORUS]
BREAK
She's a little off her rocker on their porch [gossip scorch!]
Never playing with a full one on their deck [what a wreck!]
Always up to no good
She's pollutin' the 'hood
(Swamp Guinea, a nutty ol' ninny)
Still Jimmy's garden tillin'
While Guinea's just a-chillin'
[CHORUS]
She's always talkin' smack
Making dirty little cracks
(Swamp Guinea, a nutty ol' ninny)
Yet Jimmy's weed whackin'
While Guinea's sittin' back and
[CHORUS]
Looks of warmed-over death
Guinea must be doin' meth
(Swamp Guinea, a nutty ol' ninny)
Watchin' Jimmy pitchin' twigs
She's just suckin' on her cigs
[CHORUS]
Up the block she walks
In a bathrobe and her socks
(Swamp Guinea, a nutty ol' ninny)
While Jimmy's hedge trimmin'
She's above-ground swimmin'
[CHORUS]
Gotta hand it to the Guinea
She sure puts one over Jimmy!
[CHORUS REPEATED]
