Now if you've ever been to New Orleans Then you can understand just I mean All through the week quiet as a mouse And on night they 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 seen such scufflin' and shufflin' the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Now my buddy and me was on the stem Foolin' just me and him We decided we use a little something to eat So we went to a on Rampart Street
We knocked on the door and it opened ease And a little Miss said, "Come in, please" Before we even bat an eye We were right in the of a big fish fry
It was rockin', it was You never seen scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was You never seen such and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Now the folks was havin' the of their life Sam was Jimmie's wife Over in the was a beat up grand played by a big fat piano man
Now some of these folks expensive frocks of them had on bobbie socks Everybody was nice and At particular Saturday Night Fry
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 of dawn
Now my buddy and me, we fell in We hollered, "Let the joy begin" Now we're thinking we could get a good place to But the party was on the way
All of a sudden the went low And lay straight for the front door Man, I was so I didn't 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 of dawn It was rockin', it was I never seen scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
Now the women was screamin' and jumpin' and The bottles was flyin', and the fish was Way up above all the 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 off from front to back was puttin' 'em in the wagon like potatoes in a sack
It was rockin', it was You never seen such and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was I never seen scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
I knew I could get away if I had a But I was shakin' like I had St. Vitus dance I tried to crawl in under a tab When a said, "Where are you goin' there, bub?"
Now they got us out of there like a house on They put us all in the Maria They might have missed a few But they got both me and my too
It was rockin', it was You seen 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
we headed for jail in a dazed condition They booked each one of us on My chick came down and went my And finally got me outta that jail
If you want to get a fist in your eye Just mention a Night Fish Fry I care how many fish in the sea But don't ever a fish 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 such and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn