Saturday Night Fish Fry

Now if you've ever been down to New Orleans

Then you can understand just what I mean

All through the week it's quiet as a mouse

And on Saturday night they go from house to houseYou don't have to pay the usual admission

If you're a cook, a waiter or a good musician

So if you happen to be just passin' by

Stop in at the Saturday Night Fish FryIt was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn

It was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawnNow my buddy and me was on the main stem

Foolin' around just me and him

We decided we could use a little something to eat

So we went to a house on Rampart StreetWe knocked on the door and it opened with ease

And a lush little Miss said, "Come in, please"

Before we could even bat an eye

We were right in the middle of a big fish fryIt was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn

It was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawnNow the folks was havin' the time of their life

Sam was jivin' Jimmie's wife

Over in the corner was a beat up grand

Being played by a big fat piano manNow some of these folks wore expensive frocks

Some of them had on bobbie socks

Everybody was nice and high

At particular Saturday Night Fish FryIt was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn

It was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawnNow my buddy and me, we fell right in

We hollered, "Let the joy begin"

Now we're thinking we could get a good place to play

But the party was already on the wayAll of a sudden the lights went low

And everybody lay straight for the front door

Man, I was so scared I didn't know where to go

I stood right there and I fell on the floorIt was rockin', it was rockin'

I never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn

It was rockin', it was rockin'

I never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawnNow the women was screamin' and jumpin' and yellin'

The bottles was flyin', and the fish was smellin'

Way up above all the noise we made

Somebody hollered, "You better get outta here, this is a raid"I didn't know we was breaking the law

But somebody reached over and hit me on the jaw

They had us blocked off from front to back

They was puttin' 'em in the wagon like potatoes in a sackIt was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn

It was rockin', it was rockin'

I never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawnI knew I could get away if I had a chance

But I was shakin' like I had that St. Vitus dance

I tried to crawl in under a bath tab

When a policeman said, "Where are you goin' there, bub?"Now they got us out of there like a house on fire

They put us all in the black Maria

They might have missed a pitiful few

But they got both me and my buddy tooIt was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn

It was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawnWell we headed for jail in a dazed condition

They booked each one of us on suspicion

My chick came down and went my bail

And finally got me outta that rotten jailIf you ever want to get a fist in your eye

Just mention a Saturday Night Fish Fry

I don't care how many fish in the sea

But don't ever mention a fish to meIt was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn

It was rockin', it was rockin'

You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn