Girl From Immokalee
by Raiford Starke
Well, its Saturday night and the sun's gone way down
I'm gonna take my chances in this funky little cow town
I saw her late last night down at the gamin palace
Now I'm spendin my roll on my pretty little Alice
She's the girl from Immokalee and the only
way I wanta be
is under a chikeee
with my girl from Immokalee
I seen her ridin' in the rodeo
And down at Miner's Market
I seen her workin' in the orange grove
That's where I'd meet her after dark, yeah
Well, her daddy was from Mexico
He came for the harvest
And her mama is a Seminole
From out of Big Cypress
She's the girl from Immokalee
And the only way I wanna be
Is under a chikee
With my girl from Immokalee
I hear people talkin their schemes
Down at the Million Dollar Log
Well, I'll be dreaamin all a my dreams
With my girl from Immokalee
She's the girl from Immokalee
and the only way I wanta be is under a chikee
She's the girl from Immokalee
and the only way I wanta be is doin the Seminole boogie
With my girl from Immokalee
I've driven through Immokalee loads of times, though I'm not sure if I ever set foot in the town. It was just that place I hurried through at 3AM on my way to a day of surf at Sebastian or Cocoa. Long ago, of course, since I moved away from that area in '91 and haven't been back...it's been spoiled for me by the development and growth and I wouldn't want to see the places where I grew up now.
ReplyDeleteI suppose Immokalee will never be quite the same either, with Ave Maria being built practically on its outskirts.
Raiford Starke?
ReplyDelete(I love it!)