C Saturday night and the C moon is out
I wanna G head on over to the G Twist and Shout
Find a D two-step partner and a D Cajun beat
When it G lifts me up I'm gonna G find my feet
C Out in the middle of a C big d - ance D floor
When I G hear that fiddle wanna G beg for more
Wanna D dance to a band from a- D Lou'sian' tonight G G
Well I D never have wandered down to D New Orleans
G Never have drifted down a G bayou stream
But I D heard that music on the D radio
And I G swore some day I was G gonna go
Down Em Highway 10 past Em Lafayette
To A7 Baton Rouge and I A7 won't forget
To D send you a card with D my regrets
'Cause I'm D never gonna come back h G ome
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 it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight
They got an alligator stew and a crawfish pie
A gulf storm blowing into town tonight
Living on the delta's quite a show
They got hurricane parties every time it blows
But here up north it's a cold, cold rain
And there ain't no cure for my blues today
Except when the paper says Beausoleil
Is a-coming into town, baby let's go down
It's 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 it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight
Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister too
They got lots of music and lots of room
When they play you a waltz from a-1910
You're gonna feel a little bit young again
Well you learned to dance with your rock and roll
You learned to swing with a do-si-do
But you learn to love at the fais-do-do
When you hear a little Jolie Blon
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 it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet
Out in the middle of a big dance floor
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
Mary Chapin Carpenter
