HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS, THE
(Don Raye / Freddie Slack)

Freddie Slack (vocal: Ella Mae Morse & Don Raye) - 1946
The Andrews Sisters - 1946
Merrill Moore - 1953
Chuck Miller - 1955
Chuck Berry - 1958
Freddy Cannon - 1960
Earl Richards - 1969
Canned Heat - 1977
Flamin' Groovies - 1978
Asleep At The Wheel - 1987
Jerry Lee Lewis - 1995
Andy Lee Lang - 2008






As recorded by ELLA MAE MORSE
with DON RAYE and Freddie Slack & His Rhythm Section:


RAYE:
Well, what d'ya say, baby
You look ready as Mister Freddie this flight
How 'bout you and me goin' spinnin' at the track

MORSE:
What's that, homie
If you think I'm goin' dancin' on a dime
Your clock is tickin' on the wrong time

RAYE:
Well, what's your pleasure, treasure
You call the plays, I'll dig the ways

MORSE:
Hey, daddio, I'm not so crude as to drop my mood
On a square from way back
I'm in there and have to dig life with father
And I mean Father Slack

RAYE:
Well, baby, your play gives my wig a solid flip
You snap the whip, I'll make the trip

MORSE:
Well, lace up your boots and we'll broom on down
To a knocked out shack on the edge of town
There's an eight beat combo that just won't quit
Keep walkin' 'til you see a blue light lit
Fall in there and we'll see some sights
At the house of blue lights
 
There's fryers and broilers
And Detroit barbeque ribs
But the treat of the treats
Is when they serve you those fine eight beats
You wanta spend the rest of your brights
Down at the house, the house of blue lights

Doo-dee-doo-doo-ooo-eee-ooo-eee
Doo-dee-doo-doo-dee-eee-ooo-ooo

(Instrumental Break)

Hey, we'll have a time and we'll cut some rug
While we dig those tunes like they should be dug
It's a real home comin' for all those cats
Just trilly down a path of welcome mats
Fall in there and we'll see some sights
At the house, the house of blue lights

Doo-dee-doo-doo-ooo-ooo-eee-dee-dee


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2016)