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