C                      C 
Saturday night and the moon is out 
        G                   G 
I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout 
       D                      D 
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat 
        G                     G 
When it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet 
C                      C    -    D 
Out in the middle of a big dance floor 
       G                      G 
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more 
      D                      D                 G   G 
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight 
 

       D                           D 
Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans 
G                         G 
Never have drifted down a bayou stream 
      D                       D 
But I heard that music on the radio 
      G                    G 
And I swore some day I was gonna go 
     Em              Em 
Down Highway 10 past Lafayette 
   A7                A7 
To Baton Rouge and I won't forget 
   D                    D 
To send you a card with my regrets 
           D                      G 
'Cause I'm never gonna come back home 
 
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 it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet 
Out in the middle of a big dance floor 
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more 
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight 
 
They got an alligator stew and a crawfish pie 
A gulf storm blowing into town tonight 
Living on the delta's quite a show 
They got hurricane parties every time it blows 
But here up north it's a cold, cold rain 
And there ain't no cure for my blues today 
Except when the paper says Beausoleil 
Is a-coming into town, baby let's go down 
 
It's 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 it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet 
Out in the middle of a big dance floor 
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more 
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight 
 
Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister too 
They got lots of music and lots of room 
When they play you a waltz from a-1910 
You're gonna feel a little bit young again 
Well you learned to dance with your rock and roll 
You learned to swing with a do-si-do 
But you learn to love at the fais-do-do 
When you hear a little Jolie Blon 
 
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 it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet 
Out in the middle of a big dance floor 
When I hear that fiddle wanna beg for more 
Wanna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight