Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry Lyrics. The Annie Lennox hit "No More I Love You's" is a cover, originally sung by a man. An unexpected guest vocal: Marianne Faithfull on the Metallica song "The Memory Remains." Artist: Louis Jordan. Stop in at the Saturday Night Fish Fry, It was rockin', it was rockin' In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind.". Get away from there, boy, yowza. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. Now my chick came down and went for my bail A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college. Genre: Blues. You never seen such scufflin' The bottles was flyin' and the fish was smellin' Foolin' around just me and him And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn, Now my buddy and me was on the main stem Then you can understand just what I mean And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn So we went to a house on Rampart Street, We knocked on the door and it opened up with ease Lori's songs have been recorded by Faith Hill and Sara Evans. And finally got me out of that rotten jail, Now if you ever want to get a fist in your eye ", Now they got us out of there like a house afire On Saturday nights, a red kerosene lamp would indicate which houses were hosting. In his 1945 song "They Raided The House," he escapes arrest because he's drunk on the corner when the cops raid the place. Lyrics to "Saturday Night Fish Fry" by ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL: Now if you've ever been down to New Orleans / Then you can understand just what I mean / All through 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 / … The "Mum-mum-mum-ma" hook on lady Gaga's "Poker Face" was sampled from Boney M's 1977 hit "Ma Baker.". Listen while you read! But they got poor me and my buddy too, We headed for jail in a dazed condition She also has five kids. Some of them had on bobbie socks When the policeman said, "Where you goin' there, bub? That one was also a #1 R&B hit. At this particular Saturday Night Fish Fry, Now the women were screamin' and jumpin' and yellin' Review: RIFF-it. Lyrics to 'Saturday Night Fish Fry' by Soundtrack Artists. Somebody hollered, "Better get out of here, this is a raid", Now I didn't know we was breakin' the law Heyo! And Sam was jivin' Jimmie's wife In this song, Louis Jordan sings about hitting up a particularly festive fish fry on Rampart Street, where everyone is dancing and having a good time to the sounds of a grand piano. So if you happen to be just passin' by But I was shakin' like I had the St. Vitus dance She's performed on the CMAs and on Oprah. More songs with days of the week in the title, Barry Dean ("Pontoon," "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools"). She thinks of herself as a "song interpreter," but back in the '80s another country star convinced Emmylou to take a crack at songwriting. Rod Stewart wrote "Maggie May" about the woman who deflowered him when he was 16. And 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' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was rockin' It was rockin'! Singles were issued on 78 RPM records at the time, which didn't leave a lot of room. Now I tried to crawl under a bathtub Waters tells the "Gypsy Woman" story, shares some of her songwriting insights, and explains how Dennis Rodman ended up on one of her songs. This song had to be split into two sides to fit, so the A-side of the single (running 3:12) held the first part of the song, with the remaining 2:48 on the B-side. But don't ever mention a fish to me, Give me one of them, their fish sandwiches This isn't the first time Jordan sang about cops busting a party. It was rockin'! Over in the corner was a beat up grand We decided we could use a little something to eat And they was puttin' 'em in the wagon like potato sacks, I knew I could get away if I had a chance It's not clear if Walsh asked Jordan to record it, but as the co-writer, Walsh had a lot to gain because Jordan was a huge star and his group was rather obscure. The scene becomes a wild party that is raided by the police, and the narrator ends up spending the night in jail. But everybody was nice and high If you're a cook, a waiter or a good musician You never seen such scufflin' I don't care how many fish in the sea Saturday Night Fish Fry Lyrics. Fish fries - open parties with lots of food, drink, music and revelry - were a New Orleans tradition in the black community. It was rockin', it was rockin' They booked each one of us on suspicion RIFF-it good. But on Saturday night, they go from house to house; You don't have to pay the usual admission If you're a cook or a waiter or a good musician. The Starland Vocal Band got the title "Afternoon Delight" from the late-afternoon appetizer menu at the restaurant Clyde's Of Georgetown in Washington, DC. SONGLYRICS just got interactive. And way up above all the noise they made Jordan restructured the song in his jump blues style and released it as a single, with his name added to the writing credits along with Walsh. We were right in the middle of a big fish fry, Now the folks was havin' the time of their life Highlight. The song's lyrics are in the first person and describe two itinerant musicians going to a fish fry on Rampart Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was rockin'! A top country songwriter, Barry talks about writing hits for Little Big Town, Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean. And before we could even bat an eye But somebody reached up and hit me on the jaw This song was written by Ellis "Slow" Walsh, who recorded it with his band Eddie Williams and His Brown Buddies. Justin Timberlake originally wrote "Gone" for Michael Jackson, but his team turned it down, so 'N Sync cut it instead. 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' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was rockin' LITTLE MOE: If you ever been down to New Orleans then you can understand just what I mean, all through the week it's as quiet as a mouse but on a saturday night they go from house to house On Saturday nights, a red kerosene lamp would indicate which houses were hosting. Just mention a Saturday night fish fry I don't care how many fish in the sea But don't ever mention a fish to me. This was the follow-up to another food-themed single for Jordan: "Beans and Corn Bread." You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' till the break of dawn! They had us blocked off from the front to the back A star in the '60s, this collaboration helped revive her career. Now, they might have missed a pitiful few Put us all in that Black Maria Being played by a big fat piano man, Some of the chicks wore expensive frocks It was rockin', it was rockin' You never seen such scufflin' And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn It was rockin', it was rockin' You never seen such scufflin' And shufflin' 'til the break of dawn. Just mention a Saturday night fish fry So if you happen to be just passin' by Stop in at the Saturday night fish fry! But on Saturday night, they go from house to house, You don't have to pay the usual admission Album: Miscellaneous. All through the week, it's quiet as a mouse Saturday Night Fish Fry LITTLE MOE: If you ever been down to New Orleans then you can understand just what I mean, all through the week it's as quiet as a mouse but on a 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 to be just passin' by Now if you've ever been down to New Orleans And a lush little miss said, "Come in, please"