Noah Zacharin - Lester Brown

Lester Brown

bowler and a tie
silk and satin guy
fine Italian shoes it’s Lester Brown
you hear the ladies sigh
you know the reason why
word is out: Lester’s back in town
and when he walks by
twirls a stick and winks an eye
the ladies blush like springtime on the rose
steaming apple pie
evening drawing nigh
won’t be long before the sunset hour glows


now there’s a sweet magnolia breeze
catbirds in the trees
a little sugar with your lemonade
you can curtsey if you please
hear the cornet melody
Lester’s back on the Basin Street parade
and when he walks past
it happens all so fast
he lights ‘em up like match to gasoline
and the setting sun’s outclassed
at how that Lester lasts
dusk to dawn he shines on New Orleans