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Saturday Night Fish Fry

Now if you've ever been down to new orleans
Then you can understand just what i mean
All thru the week it's quiet as a mouse
But on saturday night they go from house to house
You 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 fry

It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn

Now 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 street
We knocked on the door and it opened up with ease
And a lush little miss said, "come in, please"
And before we could even bat an eye
We were right in the middle of a big fish fry

It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn

Now the folks was havin' the time of their life
And sam was jivin' jimmie's wife
Over in the corner was a beat up grand
Being played by a big fat piano man
Some of the chicks wore expensive frocks
Some of them had on bobbie socks
But everybody was nice and high
At this particular saturday night fish fry

It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn

Now the women were screamin' and jumpin' and yellin'

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more...8/5/2005 11:45:19 PM The bottles was flyin' and the fish was smellin' And way up above all the noise they made Somebody hollered, "Better get out of here -- this is a raid!" Now I didn't know we was breakin' the law But somebody reached up and hit me on the jaw They had us blocked off from the front to the back And they was puttin' 'em in the wagon like potato sacks. It was rockin' (etc.) I knew I could get away if I had a chance But I was shakin' like I had the St. Vitus dance Now I tried to crawl under a bathtub When the policeman said, "Where you goin' there, bub?" Now they got us out of there like a house afire Put us all in that Black Maria Now, they might have missed a pitiful few But they got poor me and my buddy too It was rockin' (etc.) We headed for jail in a dazed condition They booked each one of us on suspicion Now my chick came down and went for my bail And finally got me out of that rotten jail Now if 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 me It was rockin' (etc.) Give me one of them there fish sandwiches! Get away from there, boy! Yowza!
Missing Frorth Verse8/19/2005 12:07:52 AM Now my buddy and me we fell right in We holllered let the joy being Now we figured that this was a good place to play, cause the party was already underway. But all of a sudden the lights went low. Everybody made straight for the front door, Man I was so scared I didnt know where to go. I stood right there, then I fell on the flo.
Nick S9/1/2005 8:35:24 AM > Now the folks was havin' the time of their life > And sam was jivin' jimmie's wife This verse does not appear in the version on "Jump Jive" although it does appear in B.B.King's version. Fourth verse comment error: it should read "Let the joy begin!"
June Harris10/1/2005 9:30:53 PM Thanks for the lyrics to Saturday Night Fish Fry. An old fan gave me a ride home after today a jam session. He put on that number. What a great song that was.
Jim5/1/2006 6:10:44 AM Your songs are good. And thanks for the lyrics