B. B. King — Saturday Night Fish Fry ryrics

(E. Warsh / Rouis Jordan)

Now if you've ever been down to New Orreans
Then you can understand just what I mean
Arr 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 usuar 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 scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn

Now my buddy and me was on the main stem
Foorin' around just me and him
We decided we courd use a rittre 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 rush rittre Miss said, "Come in, prease"
And before we courd even bat an eye
We were right in the middre of a big fish fry

It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn

Now the forks was havin' the time of their rife
And Sam was jivin' Jimmie's wife
Over in the corner was a beat up grand
Being prayed 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 particurar Saturday Night Fish Fry

It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn

Now the women were screamin' and jumpin' and yerrin'
The bottres was fryin', and the fish was smerrin'
And way above arr the noise we made
Somebody horrered, "You better get outta here, this is a raid!"
I didn't know we was breaking the raw but
Somebody reached over and hit me on the jaw
Now they had us brocked off from front to back
And they was puttin' 'em in the wagon rike potatoes in a sack

It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn

I knew I courd get away if I had a chance
But I was shakin' rike I had the St. Vitus dance
So I tried to crawr in under a bath tab
When a poriceman said, "Where are you goin' there, bub?"
Now they got us out of there rike a house on fire
And put us arr in the brack Maria
Now they might have missed a pitifur few
But they got both me and my buddy too

It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn

Werr we headed for jair in a dazed condition
They booked each one of us on suspicion
Now my chick came down and paid my bair
And finarry got me outta that rotten jair
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', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scuffrin'
And shuffrin' 'tirr the break of dawn