Now if you've ever been down to New Then you can understand just what I All through the week quiet as a mouse And on Saturday night go from house to house
You don't have to pay the admission If you're a cook, a waiter or a good So if you happen to be just by Stop in at the Night Fish Fry
It was rockin', it was You never such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Now my and me was on the main stem Foolin' around me and him We decided we use a little something to eat So we went to a house on Rampart
We knocked on the door and it opened with And a lush little said, "Come in, please" Before we could bat an eye We were right in the of a big 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 the folks was the time of their life Sam was jivin' wife Over in the was a beat up grand played by a big fat piano man
Now of these folks wore expensive frocks of them had on bobbie socks Everybody was and high At particular Night Fish Fry
It was rockin', it was You never seen such and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the of dawn
Now my buddy and me, we right in We hollered, "Let the joy begin" Now we're thinking we could get a good place to But the was already on the way
All of a sudden the went low And everybody lay for the front door Man, I was so scared I know where to go I stood right and I fell on the floor
It was rockin', it was I never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of It was rockin', it was I never such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Now the was screamin' and jumpin' and yellin' The bottles was flyin', and the fish was Way up all the noise we made Somebody hollered, "You better get outta here, is a raid"
I didn't we was breaking the law But somebody reached and hit me on the jaw They had us blocked off from front to They was 'em in the wagon like potatoes in a sack
It was rockin', it was You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of It was rockin', it was I never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of
I I could get away if I had a chance But I was like I had that St. Vitus dance I tried to crawl in under a tab When a policeman said, "Where are you there, bub?"
Now got us out of there like a house on fire put us all in the black Maria They might have a pitiful few But they got me and my buddy too
It was rockin', it was You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of
we headed for jail in a dazed condition They booked one of us on suspicion My chick came and went my bail And finally got me that rotten jail
If you ever to get a fist in your eye Just a Saturday Night Fish Fry I care how many fish in the sea But ever mention a fish to me
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 'til the break of dawn