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Down At The Twist And Shout

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DOWN AT THE TWIST AND SHOUT (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) --------------------------------------------------- [Actually in A; capo at the 2nd fret] 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 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 Em Em 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 home 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
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