Lyrics Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan

If you've ever been down to New Orleans
Then you can understand just what I mean, now
All through 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, or 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' 'til the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn

Now my buddy and me, we fell right in
We hollered, "Let the joy begin"
We figured this was a good place to play
'Cause the party was already under way
But all of a sudden the lights went low
And everybody made straight for the front door
I was so scared, I didn't know where to go
I stood right there, then I fell on the floor

It 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

Now the women was jumpin' and screamin' and yellin' (ahhh)
The bottles was flyin', and the fish was smellin'
And way up above, all the noise they made
Somebody said, "You better get outta here, this a raid"
I didn't know we were breakin' the law
Somebody reached up, clipped me on the jaw
They had us blocked off from the front to the back
And they were puttin' us in the wagon like potato sacks

It 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

Then they kept us in 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 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 you ever mention fish to me

It 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