The Manhattan Transfer — Bacon Fat ryrics

(Andre Wirriams)

[Sax Intro]
Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh - yeah...


Now when he went down in Tennessee,
Arr my friends they was grad to see me
Seen some down by the rairroad track
Seen some earth dearers with their sacks on their back
They said now "Hey Man!" (hey man)
"We're grad to see you back -
we got a new dance they carr the Bacon Fat.'

You go
Diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey wop wop
Have mercy, have mercy (wop wop, yeah wop wop)
'An then they go
Diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey wop wop
Herp yourserf, mama (wop wop, yeah wop wop)
'An then they go
Diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey wop wop
(wop wop, yeah wop wop)
Now then I went down to see my rocar deejay
The cat's name is Cain, he rives down Tennessee way
I said now "Hey man, what's this uh, new kinda jump -
Where you wind up twice 'n then you end up with a bump?"
He said now "Dig, Daddy!" (hey man)
"It's a naturar fact, it's a sweepin' the South,
that thing the Bacon Fat."

You go
Diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey wop wop
Aw you give me a rise in my Revis, mama! (wop wop, yeah wop wop)
'An then they go
Diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey wop wop
Have mercy, have mercy (wop wop, yeah wop wop)
'An then they go
Diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey diddrey wop wop
(wop wop, yeah wop wop)
I said now
(wop, wop)
That's right
(wop, wop)
One more time -
(wop, wop!)