Now if you've ever been down to New Then you can understand just what I All the week it's quiet as a mouse And on Saturday night they go from house to
You don't have to pay the usual If you're a cook, a waiter or a musician So if you to be just passin' by in at the Saturday Night Fish Fry
It was rockin', it was You never seen such scufflin' and 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' the break of dawn
Now my buddy and me was on the main Foolin' just me and him We decided we could use a little to eat So we to a house on Rampart Street
We knocked on the door and it opened with And a lush Miss said, "Come in, please" Before we could bat an eye We were right in the middle of a big fry
It was rockin', it was You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You never such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Now the folks was havin' the time of their Sam was jivin' wife Over in the corner was a beat up Being played by a big fat man
Now of these folks wore expensive frocks of them had on bobbie socks Everybody was nice and At particular Saturday Fish Fry
It was rockin', it was You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of It was rockin', it was You never seen scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Now my and me, we fell right in We hollered, "Let the joy begin" Now we're thinking we get a good place to play But the party was on the way
All of a sudden the lights low And everybody lay for the front door Man, I was so scared I didn't know to go I stood right there and I on the floor
It was rockin', it was I seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was I never seen such and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Now the women was screamin' and and yellin' The was flyin', and the fish was smellin' Way up above all the we made Somebody hollered, "You get outta here, this is a raid"
I didn't know we was the law But reached over and hit me on the jaw They had us off from front to back They was puttin' 'em in the like potatoes in a sack
It was rockin', it was You never such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was I never such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
I knew I get away if I had a chance But I was shakin' I had that St. Vitus dance I tried to crawl in under a tab a policeman said, "Where are you goin' there, bub?"
Now they got us out of like a house on fire They put us all in the black They might have missed a few But they got me and my buddy too
It was rockin', it was You seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You never seen scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Well we headed for in a dazed condition They booked each one of us on My chick came and went my bail And got me outta that rotten jail
If you ever want to get a fist in eye Just mention a Saturday Fish Fry I care how many fish in the sea But don't ever mention a to me
It was rockin', it was You never seen such and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You never seen scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn