F5
When you meet somebody that don't like soul food
Bb5
They still got a soul
C5
And it don't mean that you got no rhythm
F5
If you don't like rock 'n roll
F5
But if your tastes are like mine you like cider not wine
Bb5
And your very favorite thing to do
C5
Is get a perty girl dancin' to jug-band music
                          F5
And a mess of mama's barbecue

Chorus:
Bb5
Barbecue lifts my spirit
F5
I swear that it never fails
G5
And the sauce mama makes just stays there forever
C5
If you dare to get it under your nails

F5
Well you may be poor with a wolf at your door
Bb5
But money isn't everything
C5
You still got your song and a river full of fun
F5
And you'll always have a song to sing
F5
So get the frown off your face
                      Bb5
We're gonna replace it with a grin and a dream come true
C5
With a perty girl dancin' to jug-band music
                         F5
And a mess of mama's barbecue

Chorus:
Bb5
Barbecue lifts my spirit
F5
I swear that it never fails
G5
And the sauce mama makes just stays there forever
C5
If you dare to get it under your nails

G5
So get the frown off your face
                       C5
We're gonna replace it with a grin and a dream come true
D5
With a perty girl dancin' to jug-band music
                          G5
And a mess of mama's barbecue
D5
That's a perty girl dancin' to jug-band music
And a mess of mama's barbe-
Mess of mama's barbe-
                      G5
Mess of mama's barbecue!

A mess of mama's barbecue