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