Mary Chapin Carpenter

  		         DOWN AT THE TWIST AND SHOUT

	KEY: A

	(CHORUS)       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 HE LIFTS ME UP I'M GONNA FIND MY FEET
			OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG DANCE FLOORE
			WHEN I HEAR THAT FIDDLE GONNA BEG FOR MORE
			GONNA DANCE TO A BAND FROM  LOUISIAN' TONIGHT

		WELL I NEVER HAVE WANDERED DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS
		NEVER HAVE I DRIFTED DOWN A BAYOU STREAM
		BUT I HEARD THAT MUSIC ON THE RADIO
		AND I SWORE SOMEDAY I WAS GONNA GO
		DOWN HIGHWAY TEN PAST LAFAYETTE
		THERE'S  BATON ROUGE AND I WON'T FORGET
		TO SEND YOU A CARD WITH MY REGRETS
		CAUSE I'M NEVER GONNA COME BACK HOME

		(CHORUS)

		(BREAK)

		THEY'VE GOT ALLIGATOR STEW AND CRAWFISH PIE
		A GULF STORM BLOWING IN TOWN TONIGHT
		LIVING ON THE DELTA IS QUITE A SHOW
		THEY'VE GOT HURRICANE PARTIES EVERY TIME IT BLOWS
		BUT HERE UP NORTH IT'S A COLD COLD RAIN
		AND THERE AIN'T NO CURE CURE FOR MY BLUES TODAY
		EXCEPT WHEN THE PAPER SAYS BEAUSOLEIL
		IS COMING INTO TOWN BABY LET'S GO DOWN

		(CHORUS)

		(BREAK)

		BRING YOUR MAMA BRING YOUR PAPA BRING YOUR SISTER TOO
		THEY'VE GOT LOTS OF MUSIC AND LOTS OF ROOM
		WHEN THEY PLAY YOU A WALTZ FROM 1910
		YOU'RE GONNA FEEL A LITTLE BIT YOUNG AGAIN
		WELL YOU LEARN TO DANCE WITH ROCK AND ROLL
		AND YOU LEARNED TO SWING WITH DO C'EST DO
		BUT YOU LEARNED TO LOVE AT THE FAIS DO DO
		WHEN YOU HEAR A LITTLE JOLIE BLON

		(CHORUS)

	(8 mm intro)

		DON'T MEAN TO GET A LITTLE FORWARD WITH YOU
		DON'T MEAN TO GET AHEAD OF WHERE WE ARE
		DON'T MEAN TO ACT A LITTLE NERVOUS AROUND YOU
		JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT MY HEART

	(CHORUS 1) 	IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE A FELT THIS FEELING
			EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO GIVES ME
			IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE SOMEBODY WHISPERED
			OOH, SHUTUP AND KISS ME
		(4mm break)

		DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE IN THIS POSITION
		DIDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE TO RISE ABOVE
		MY REPUTATION FOR SIN IS SIZZLIN'
		I'VE BEEN A JADED LADY WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE

	(CHORUS 2)	OH BABY JUST TO FEEL THIS FEELING 
			EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO GIVES ME
			IT'S BEEN TO LONG SINCE SOMEBODY WHISPERED 
			OOH, SHUTUP AND KISS ME

		THERE'S SOMETHING 'BOUT THE SILENT TYPE ATTRACTING ME TO YOU
		ALL BUSINESS BABY NONE OF THE HYPE 
		THAT NO TALKER CAN LIVE UP TO
		(14mm break)

		COME CLOSER BABY I CAN'T HEAR YOU
		JUST ANOTHER WHISPER IF YOU PLEASE
		DON'T WORRY 'BOUT THE DETAILS DARLING
		YOU'VE GOT THE KIND OF MIND I LOVE TO READ
		TALK IS CHEAP BUT BABY TIME'S EXPENSIVE
		SO WHY WASTE ANOTHER MINUTE MORE
		LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE SO APPREHENSIVE
		LOVE'S AS MUCH THE SYMPTOM DARLING AS THE CURE

	(CHORUS 3)	OH BABY WHEN I FEEL THIS FEELING
			IT'S LIKE A GENUINE VOODOO HITS ME
			IT'S BEEN TOO LONG SINCE SOMEBODY WHISPERED
			OOH, SHUTUP AND KISS ME
		(REPEAT CHORUS 2)

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