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"Sostan" is an English spelling of a French man's name; Opelousas is a town in Louisiana, north of Lafayette. Rumored to have been written while Rufus (Benny Graeff) was spending the winter at a hippie commune in Tennessee, but more likely came about during a rehearsal break with Graeff and Victor Palmer. Ol' Opelousas Sostan Used to come this way On his way to sing his song "I can hear the jukebox play" "Mais, I can hear the jukebox play Allons avec moi [Go with me] Bon temps rouler" [(Let the) good times roll].