Steven Fromholz
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Hey, if you want to go rockin' on a Saturday night
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I know a place down the river where the rhythm is right
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The joint is always jumping and there's always a crowd
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Libations are delightful and the music is loud
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Everybody's dancing and they're dancing in pairs
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Sliding back the tables and they're stacking up chairs
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The band is playing hot and singing sweet harmony
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Chorus:
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Won't you go rockin' on the river with me?
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Why don't you go rockin' on the river with me?
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They got a honky-tonk piano, got a sliding trombone
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The meter is amazing, baby, so is the tone
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The bass rhythm section, it'll tear you apart
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Baby-faced drummer breaks the little girls' hearts
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Johnny plays guitar and Tony's blowing his sax
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They just got back from Memphis, where they're laying down tracks
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Shirley, she's the singer, she can set your soul free
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Chorus
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You pay your money at the door, you get a stamp on your hand
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And if you leave the building, you can come back again
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The barbecue is funky and the peppers are hot
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And if it isn't legal, leave it out in the lot
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Everybody dresses in a scandalous style,
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The waitress does her best if you just tip her and smile
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You can take my dreams into reality
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Chorus
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Rockin' On The River
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| Jerry Jeff Walker |
