(LET'S HAVE A) PARTY
From the film "Loving You" (1957)
(Jessie Mae Robinson)
Elvis Presley (Film Soundtrack)- 1957
The Collins Kids - 1957
Wanda Jackson & The Blue Caps - 1958
The Rivieras - 1964
Spencer Davis Group - 1973
Mud - 1975
New Jordal Swingers - 1976
Dr. Feelgood - 1978
The Go-Go's - 1982
Lou Ann Barton - 1989
The Seductones - 1997
Hack & The '57s - 1998
Paul McCartney - 1999
Also recorded by: Ruthie & The Wranglers;
Art Adams; Robert Plant; Hot Rod Lincoln;
Alan Jones; The Sugar Bees; Billy Thorpe;
The Lyres; Dagmar & The Seductones.
Some people like to rock
Some people like to roll
But movin' and a groovin'
Gonna satisfy my soul
Let's have a party (Let's have a party)
Oooh, let's have a party (Let's have a party)
Send 'im to the store
An' let's buy some more
An' let's have a party tonight
I've never kissed a bear
I've never kissed a goon
But I can shake a chicken
In the middle of the room
Let's have a party (Let's have a party)
Oooh, let's have a party (Let's have a party)
Send 'im to the store
An' let's buy some more
An' let's have a party tonight
Now Honky Tonky Joe
Is knockin' at the door
Bring him in and fill him up
And sit him on the floor
Let's have a party (Let's have a party)
Oooh, let's have a party (Let's have a party)
Send 'im to the store
An' let's buy some more
An' let's have a party tonight
The meat is on the stove
The bread is gettin' hot
Everybody come and taste
The possum Poppa shot
Let's have a party (Let's have a party)
Let's have a party (Let's have a party)
Send `im to the store
An' let's buy some more
An' let's have a party tonight
We're really gonna have a party tonight
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2004)
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Alternate version as used in the
Elvis Presley film "Loving You":
I feel it in my leg
I feel it in my shoe
Tell me pretty baby
If you think you feel it too
Let's have a party
Oooh, let's have a party
Send 'im to the store
And let's buy some more
And let's have a party tonight
So, baby paint your lips
And regulate your wig
And bring along a shovel
If you really wanna dig
Let's have a party
Oooh, let's have a party
Send 'im to the store
And let's buy some more
And let's have a party tonight
I've never kissed a bear
I've never kissed a goon
But I can shake a chicken
In the middle of the room
Let's have a party
Oooh, Let's have a party
Send 'im to the store
And let's buy some more
And let's have a party tonight
We're really gonna have a party tonight
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2005)
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As recorded by Wanda Jackson with The Blue Caps:
Some people like to rock, some people like to roll
But movin' and a-groovin's gonna satisfy my soul
Let's have a party
Hoo, let's have a party
Well, send `im to the store an' let's buy some more
An let's have a party tonight
I never kissed a bear, I never kissed a goon
But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room
Let's have a party
Hoo, let's have a party
Well, send `im to the store an' let's buy some more
An' let's have a party tonight
(Instrumental Break)
I never kissed a bear, I never kissed a goon
But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room
Let's have a party
Hoo, let's have a party
Well, send `im to the store an' let's buy some more
An' let's have a party tonight
Honky-Tonky' Joe is knockin' at the door
Bring him in an' fill `im up an' sit 'im on the floor
Let's have a party
Hoo, let's have a party
Well, send 'im to the store, let's buy some more
Let's have a party tonight
The meat is on the stove, the bread's a-gettin' hot
Everybody run, they got the 'possum in the pot
Let's have a party
Hoo, let's have a party
Well, send `im to the store, let's buy some more
Let's have a party tonight
Let's have a party tonight
Let's have a party tonight
We're gonna have a party tonight
Let's have..................FADE
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As recorded by The Go-Go's:
Some people like to rock
Some people like to roll
But movin' and a groovin'
Gonna satisfy my soul
Let's have a party
C'mon let's have a party
When some people getting bored
Rock some more
Let's have a party tonight
I've never kissed a bear
I've never kissed a goon
But I can shake a chicken
In the middle of the room
Let's have a party
C'mon let's have a party
When some people getting bored
Rock some more
Let's have a party tonight
2 - 3 - 4
Honky Tonky Joe
Is knockin' at the door
Let's bring him in and feel him up
And spin him on the floor
Let's have a party
C'mon let's have a party
When some people getting bored
Rock some more
Let's have a party tonight
The music's getting hot
We're dancing to the beat
Cousin shot the moon
And we're jumping on our feet
Let's have a party
C'mon let's have a party
Then the people get some fun
Rock some more
Let's have a party tonight
We're gonna have a party tonight
We're gonna have a party tonight
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As recorded by Paul McCartney:
Some people like to rock, some people like to roll,
But moving and a grooving gonna satisfy my soul.
Let's have party, let's have party, send it to the store,
Let's buy some more, let's have party tonight.
I've never kissed a bear, I've never kissed a goon,
But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room.
Let's have party, let's have party, send it to the store,
Let's buy some more, let's have party tonight.
Now, honky-tonky Joe is knocking at the door,
Bring him in and fill him up and set him on the floor.
Let's have party, yeah, let's have party, send it to the store,
Let's buy some more, let's have party tonight.
Party, party, well, I feel it in my leg, feel it in my shoe,
Tell me, pretty baby if you think you feel it too.
Let's have party, let's have party,
Oh, I'm gonna send it to the store, let's buy some more,
Let's have party tonight.
Some people like to rock, some people like to roll,
But moving and a grooving gonna satisfy my soul.
Let's have party, let's have party, send it to the store,
Let's buy some more, let's have party tonight.
We're gonna send it to the store, let's buy some more,
Have party tonight.
Oh yeah, we're gonna have ourselves a little party,
Yeah, yeah, tonight.
I'm not giving in, man, I'm gonna have a party, yeah.
Party, party, yeah, I'm not going home yet,
Send it to the store, let's buy some more,
We're gonna have a party
tonight.
Some people like to rock, people like to roll,
But moving and a grooving gonna satisfy my soul,
Let's have a party.
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