DOWN AT THE TWIST AND SHOUT

Mary Chapin Carpenter


(CHORUS) SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE MOON IS OUT
I WANNA HEAD ON OVER TO THE TWIST AND SHOUT
FIND A TWO-STEP PARTNER AND A CAJUN BEAT
WHEN HE LIFTS ME UP I'M GONNA FIND MY FEET
OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG DANCE FLOORE
WHEN I HEAR THAT FIDDLE GONNA BEG FOR MORE
GONNA DANCE TO A BAND FROM LOUISIAN' TONIGHT

WELL I NEVER HAVE WANDERED DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS
NEVER HAVE I DRIFTED DOWN A BAYOU STREAM
BUT I HEARD THAT MUSIC ON THE RADIO
AND I SWORE SOMEDAY I WAS GONNA GO
DOWN HIGHWAY TEN PAST LAFAYETTE
THERE'S BATON ROUGE AND I WON'T FORGET
TO SEND YOU A CARD WITH MY REGRETS
CAUSE I'M NEVER GONNA COME BACK HOME

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THEY'VE GOT ALLIGATOR STEW AND CRAWFISH PIE
A GULF STORM BLOWING IN TOWN TONIGHT
LIVING ON THE DELTA IS QUITE A SHOW
THEY'VE GOT HURRICANE PARTIES EVERY TIME IT BLOWS
BUT HERE UP NORTH IT'S A COLD COLD RAIN
AND THERE AIN'T NO CURE CURE FOR MY BLUES TODAY
EXCEPT WHEN THE PAPER SAYS BEAUSOLEIL
IS COMING INTO TOWN BABY LET'S GO DOWN

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BRING YOUR MAMA BRING YOUR PAPA BRING YOUR SISTER TOO
THEY'VE GOT LOTS OF MUSIC AND LOTS OF ROOM
WHEN THEY PLAY YOU A WALTZ FROM 1910
YOU'RE GONNA FEEL A LITTLE BIT YOUNG AGAIN
WELL YOU LEARN TO DANCE WITH ROCK AND ROLL
AND YOU LEARNED TO SWING WITH DO C'EST DO
BUT YOU LEARNED TO LOVE AT THE FAIS DO DO
WHEN YOU HEAR A LITTLE JOLIE BLON

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