Written by Mary-Chapin Carpenter
Intro D GC C Saturday night and the moon is out G G I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout D D Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat G G When it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet C C - D Out in the middle of a big dance floor G G When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more D D G G Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonightVerse 1:
D D Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans G G Never have drifted down a bayou stream D D But I heard that music on the radio G G And I swore some day I was gonna go E E Down Highway 10 past Lafayette A7 A7 To Baton Rouge and I won't forget D D To send you a card with my regrets D G 'Cause I'm never gonna come back homeC G D GC C Saturday night and the moon is out G G I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout D D Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat G G When it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet C C - D Out in the middle of a big dance floor G G When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more D D G G Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonightVerse 2:
D They got an alligator stew and a crawfish pie G A gulf storm blowing into town tonight D Living on the delta's quite a show G They got hurricane parties every time it blows E But here up north it's a cold, cold rain A7 And there ain't no cure for my blues today D Except when the paper says Beausoleil G Is a-coming into town, baby let's go downC G D GC C Saturday night and the moon is out G G I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout D D Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat G G When it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet C C - D Out in the middle of a big dance floor G G When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more D D G G Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonightVerse 3:
D Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister too G They got lots of music and lots of room D When they play you a waltz from a-1910 G You're gonna feel a little bit young again E Well you learned to dance with your rock and roll A7 You learned to swing with a do-si-do D But you learn to love at the fais-do-do G When you hear a little Jolie BlonC G D G...C C Saturday night and the moon is out G G I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout D D Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat G G When it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet C C - D Out in the middle of a big dance floor G G When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more D D G G Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight
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