Down in Louisiana back in the big bayou There are paths that you don't cross Places you don't go So many have been lost there Few if ever returned There's so many eyes watchin´ you Feel your back begin to burn "Best forget what you thought you saw" Said the big man with the law He just laughed as he pushed back his hat "Maybe it was just a dream Sometimes things ain't what they seem Better not fool with things you don't understand" Said the big law man I took a moonlight mystery walk I can't forget what I thought I saw Down in St. John Parish on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain There are things you're not meant to hear Things you're not meant to say When the panther screams at midnight Stop and say a little prayer When the drums pound in the distance Every step you better beware "Best forget what you thought you saw" Said the big man with the law He just laughed as he pushed back his hat "Maybe it was just a dream Sometimes things ain't what they seem Better not fool with things you don't understand" Said the big law man I took a moonlight mystery walk I can't forget what I thought I saw