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Now if
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you've ever been down to New Orleans
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Then you can understand just what I mean
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Now all through the week
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it's quiet as a mouse
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But on Saturday night they
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go from house to house
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You don't have to pay
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the usual admission
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If you're a cook,
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or a waiter or a good musician
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So if you happen to be just passin' by
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Stop in at the Saturday night fish fry
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It was rockin',
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it was
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rockin'
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You never seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til the break
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of dawn
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It was rockin',
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it was rockin'
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You never
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seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
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Now my buddy and me
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was on the main stem
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Foolin' around just me an d him
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We decided we could use
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a little something to eat
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So we went to a house on
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Rampart street
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We knocked on the door and it
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opened with ease
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And a lush little miss said,
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"Come in , please"
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And before we could even bat an eye
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We were right in the middle of a big fish fry
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It was rockin',
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it was rockin'
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You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'til the break
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of dawn
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It was
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rockin', it was rockin'
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You never
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seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
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Now the folks was havin'
the time of their life
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And Sam was jivin' Jimmy's wife
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And over in the corner
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was a beat up grand
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Being played by a big fat piano man
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Now, some of the chick
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s
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wore expensive frocks
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Some of them had on bobbie socks
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But every body was nice and high
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At this particular Sat urday night fish fry
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It was
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rockin',
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it was rockin'
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You never seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til
the break of dawn
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It was rockin', it was rockin'
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You never
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seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til the break
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of dawn
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Now my buddy and me
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we fell right in
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And we hollered,
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"Let the joy begin!"
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Now, we figured this was a good
place to play
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Cause the party was already underway
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But
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all of the sud den
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the lights went low
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And everybody made straight
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for the front door
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Man, I was so scared
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I didn't know where to go
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I stood right there then
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I fell on the floor
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It was rockin',
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it was rockin'
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You never
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seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
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It was rockin',
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it was rockin'
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You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'til the break
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of dawn
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Now the women was scream
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in' and jumpin' and yellin'
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The bottles was flyin',
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and the fish was smellin'
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And way above all the
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noise we made
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Somebody hollered,
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"Better get outta here, this is a raid!"
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I didn't know we were breaking
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the law but
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Somebody reached over and
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hit me on the jaw
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Now they had us blocked off from
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front to back
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And they were puttin' 'em in
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the wagon like potato sacks
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It was rockin',
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it
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was rockin'
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You never seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til the break
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of dawn
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It was
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rockin', it was rockin'
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You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
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I knew I could get away if I had a chance
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But I was shakin' like I
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had the St. Vitus dance
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Now I tried to crawl
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in under a bath tab
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When a policeman said,
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"Where are you goin' there, bub?"
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Now they got us out of
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there like a house on fire
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And put us all in the black Mariah
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Now they might have
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missed a pitiful few
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But they got both me and my buddy too
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It was
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rockin',
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it was rockin'
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You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'til the break
of dawn
Bb
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Eb Bbm Eb
It was rockin', it was rockin'
Bb Gm Bb Eb
You never seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til the break
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of dawn
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We headed for jail in a dazed condition
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They booked each one of us on sus picion
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Now my chick came
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down and with my bail
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And fi nally got me outta that rotten jail
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Now if you ever want
to get a fist in your eye
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Just mention a Saturday
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Night Fish Fry
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I don't care how many fish in the sea
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But don't ever mention a fish to me
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It was rockin', it was rockin'
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You never seen such scufflin'
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And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
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It was rockin',
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it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
F Eb
And shufflin' 'til the break
of dawn
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F
Verse 29
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Give me one of them
there fish sandwiches
Get away from there boy
Yowza!
Saturday Night Fish Fry
Now if you've ever been down to new orleans
Then you can understand just what i mean
All thru the week it's quiet as a mouse
But on saturday night they go from house to house
You don't have to pay the usual admission
If you're a cook, a waiter or a good musician
So if you happen to be just passin' by
Stop in at the saturday night fish fry
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
Now my buddy and me was on the main stem
Foolin' around just me and him
We decided we could use a little something to eat
So we went to a house on rampart street
We knocked on the door and it opened up with ease
And a lush little miss said, "come in, please"
And before we could even bat an eye
We were right in the middle of a big fish fry
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
Now the folks was havin' the time of their life
And sam was jivin' jimmie's wife
Over in the corner was a beat up grand
Being played by a big fat piano man
Some of the chicks wore expensive frocks
Some of them had on bobbie socks
But everybody was nice and high
At this particular saturday night fish fry
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
It was rockin', it was rockin'
You never seen such scufflin'
And shufflin' 'till the break of dawn
Now the women were screamin' and jumpin' and yellin'
Traducción literaria al español — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Freidura de pescado del sábado por la noche
Si alguna vez fuiste a Nueva Orleans
Podés entender bien lo que quiero decir
Durante la semana está todo tranquilo como un ratón
Pero el sábado a la noche van de casa en casa
No tenés que pagar la entrada de costumbre
Si sos cocinero, mozo o buen músico
Así que si llegás a pasar por ahí
Entrá a la freidura de pescado del sábado por la noche
Estaba a pleno, estaba a pleno
Nunca viste tanto alboroto
Y revuelo hasta el amanecer
Estaba a pleno, estaba a pleno
Nunca viste tanto alboroto
Y revuelo hasta el amanecer
Mi amigo y yo estábamos en la calle principal
Dando vueltas, solo él y yo
Decidimos que algo para comer no nos vendría mal
Así que fuimos a una casa en la calle Rampart
Golpeamos la puerta y se abrió sin problema
Y una chica encantadora dijo: "pasá, por favor"
Y antes de que pudiéramos parpadear
Estábamos justo en el medio de una gran freidura de pescado
Estaba a pleno, estaba a pleno
Nunca viste tanto alboroto
Y revuelo hasta el amanecer
Estaba a pleno, estaba a pleno
Nunca viste tanto alboroto
Y revuelo hasta el amanecer
La gente se estaba divirtiendo como nunca
Y Sam le coqueteaba a la mujer de Jimmie
En el rincón había un piano destrozado
Que tocaba un pianista gordo y grandote
Algunas chicas llevaban vestidos caros
Otras tenían puestas medias tobilleras
Pero todos estaban contentos y animados
En esa particular freidura de pescado del sábado por la noche
Estaba a pleno, estaba a pleno
Nunca viste tanto alboroto
Y revuelo hasta el amanecer
Estaba a pleno, estaba a pleno
Nunca viste tanto alboroto
Y revuelo hasta el amanecer
Y las mujeres gritaban, saltaban y vociferaban
Traducción literaria al italiano — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Saturday Night Fish Fry
Ora se sei mai stato giù a New Orleans
Allora puoi capire esattamente cosa intendo
Per tutta la settimana è tranquillo come un topo
Ma il sabato sera vanno di casa in casa
Non devi pagare il solito biglietto d'ingresso
Se sei un cuoco, un cameriere o un bravo musicista
Quindi se ti capita di passare di lì
Fermati alla frittura di pesce del sabato sera
Era tutto un ritmo, era tutto un ritmo
Non hai mai visto tanto trambusto
E agitarsi fino all'alba
Era tutto un ritmo, era tutto un ritmo
Non hai mai visto tanto trambusto
E agitarsi fino all'alba
Ora il mio amico e io eravamo sul viale principale
A gironzolare solo io e lui
Decidemmo che avremmo potuto mangiare qualcosa
Così andammo in una casa su Rampart Street
Bussammo alla porta e si aprì facilmente
E una bella signorina disse, "accomodatevi, prego"
E prima che potessimo battere ciglio
Eravamo proprio nel mezzo di una grande frittura di pesce
Era tutto un ritmo, era tutto un ritmo
Non hai mai visto tanto trambusto
E agitarsi fino all'alba
Era tutto un ritmo, era tutto un ritmo
Non hai mai visto tanto trambusto
E agitarsi fino all'alba
Ora la gente si stava godendo i migliori momenti della loro vita
E Sam se la spassava con la moglie di Jimmie
In un angolo c'era un pianoforte a coda malridotto
Suonato da un pianista grosso e grasso
Alcune ragazze indossavano abiti costosi
Alcune avevano i calzini corti
Ma tutti erano allegri e su di giri
In questa particolare frittura di pesce del sabato sera
Era tutto un ritmo, era tutto un ritmo
Non hai mai visto tanto trambusto
E agitarsi fino all'alba
Era tutto un ritmo, era tutto un ritmo
Non hai mai visto tanto trambusto
E agitarsi fino all'alba
Ora le donne urlavano e saltavano e sgolinavano
Traducción literaria al portugués — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Fritar Peixe no Sábado à Noite
Se você já foi pra Nova Orleans
Vai entender bem o que eu quero dizer
Durante a semana tudo quieto que nem rato
Mas no sábado à noite rolam festas de porta em porta
Não precisa pagar pra entrar
Se você cozinha, serve ou toca bem
Então se por acaso estiver passando por aí
Apareça na fritada de peixe do sábado à noite
Tava animado, tava animado
Nunca viu tanta zoeira
E farra até o raiar do dia
Tava animado, tava animado
Nunca viu tanta zoeira
E farra até o raiar do dia
Meu parceiro e eu estávamos na rua principal
Matando o tempo, só nós dois
Decidimos que queríamos comer alguma coisa
Então fomos a uma casa na rua Rampart
Batemos na porta e ela abriu fácil
E uma bela morena disse, "entra, por favor"
E antes que a gente pudesse piscar o olho
Já estávamos bem no meio de uma grande fritada de peixe
Tava animado, tava animado
Nunca viu tanta zoeira
E farra até o raiar do dia
Tava animado, tava animado
Nunca viu tanta zoeira
E farra até o raiar do dia
O pessoal tava se divertindo muito
E o Sam tava paquerando a mulher do Jimmie
No canto tinha um piano surrado
Sendo tocado por um pianista grandão e gordo
Algumas meninas usavam vestidos caros
Outras estavam de meias curtas
Mas todo mundo tava bem animado
Nessa tal de fritada de peixe do sábado à noite
Tava animado, tava animado
Nunca viu tanta zoeira
E farra até o raiar do dia
Tava animado, tava animado
Nunca viu tanta zoeira
E farra até o raiar do dia
E as mulheres gritavam e pulavam e berravam
