Fourth Street Mess Around

Do that thing, boy

Oh, that Fourth Street mess around
(Oh mess around, mess around, mess around)
Originated down in Memphis town
(Memphis town, Memphis town, Memphis town)

Go down Fourth until you get to Vance
Ask anybody about that brand new dance
The gals will say, “you’re going my way
It’s right here for you ’n’ here’s your only chance”

Then ease down Vance until you get to Main
(Get to Main, get to Main, get to Main)
Turn around, beat it back again
(Oh back again, back again, back again)

It makes no difference where you were born
The jug band has got your water on
While they’re playing that Fourth Street mess around
(Oh mess around, mess around)

Somebody tell me, what makes this jug band drink?
Somebody tell me, what makes this jug band drink?
They get to whipping these blues
And they begin to think

About that Fourth Street mess around
(Oh mess around, mess around, mess around)
Originated by that jug band from Memphis town
(Oh Memphis town, Memphis town, Memphis town)

Go down Fourth until you get to Vance
Ask anybody about that brand new dance
The gals will say, “you’re going my way
It’s right here for you, here’s your only chance”

Then ease down Vance until you get to Main
(Oh get to Main, get to Main, oh get to Main)
Turn around, beat it back again
(Back again, back again, back again)

Excuse us, stranger, for being bold this morn
But would you knock the jug band another drink of corn?
While we play that Fourth Street mess around
(Mess around, mess around, mess around)

Here we come all drunk again
Ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh