Chords for Louis Jordan - Fish Fry - 1966

[Bb] One of my great all-time favorites is a thing you do called Saturday Night Fish Fry.
You got to get it.
Got to get it, honey.
Go! _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ You [Db] _ [C] [B] can [Bb] _ [Db] [C] understand it [B] what I mean.
[Bb] Not [Db] all who [C] drink [B] wine is [Bb] alive, but on [Db] Saturday [C] night you go from [B] house to [Bb] house.
You [Db] don't have to [C] pay to [B] use the kitchen.
[Bb] If you [Db] cook all [C] the way around, you could use [Bb] it.
[Db] So if you happen to be [C] just past [B] five, [Bb] stop at [C] that Saturday Night Fish Fry.
[Eb] One right there.
_ [G] And one right there. _ _
See that's coming and jump [C] down the break room.
And [Eb] one right there.
_ [Bbm] Yes, one right there. _
[Em] You never see that's [F] coming and jump down the [Bb] break room. _ _
Now my [Db] buddy and [C] me was on [B] the main [Bb] stem.
[Db] Fooling [C] around just [B] me and [Db] him.
We thought we could [C] use a little [B] something to [Bbm] eat.
So we stopped in at [C] a house on Rampart [G] Street.
Went out on the door and over knees.
And a little nested, [C] come [Bb] here, [Db] please.
Before [C] we could even [B] bat an [Bbm] eye.
We were right [C] in the middle of a big fish [Eb] fry.
One right there.
One right [Gm] there.
[Cm] You never see that's coming [E] and jump down the break room. _ _
[Eb] One right [Bbm] there.
Yes, one right [Gm] there.
[Eb] You never see [F] that's coming [E] and jump down the break room.
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Now [Db] the folks [C] was having the [B] time of [Bb] their life.
[Db] Sam [C] was jiving, [B] Jimmy's wife.
[Bb] Over [Db] in the corner [Cm] was a beat [B] up friend.
[Db] We played about [C] exactly how to [Bb] like.
Some of [Dbm] the chicks [C] wore expensive [B] frocks.
[Bb] Some [Db] of them had [C] on [B] bobby socks.
[Bb] But [Db] everybody [C] was nice and high.
Particularly Saturday night fish fry.
One [G] right there.
_ One right there.
[C] You never see that's [Bb] coming and jump down the break room.
One _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] right there. _
[C] You never see that's coming [Bbm] and jump down the break room.
Now _
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I was in [Db] [C] jail and the [B] day is [Bb] edition.
[Db] The cook keeps [C] wanting my [B] salsa fish.
[Bb] My [Db] chick came [C] down and [B] went from my [Bb] bail.
And finally [Db] got me out of that [Gb] rotten [Bbm] jail.
Now if you ever [Cm] want to get [Gb] a fist in your eye.
[Db] Just mention Saturday night fish [Bbm] fry.
I don't care how many fish you see.
Don't ever mention the fish to me.
One right there.
_ One right there.
You never [Cm] see that's coming and jump down [E] the break room. [G] Now. _
[Eb] One right there.
[Bbm] Yes, one right there.
[F] You never see that's coming and [Eb] jump down the [Bbm] break room.
Now.
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