The Dirty Boogie

Brian Setzer The Dirty Boogie Lyrics
1.Rock This Town

written:B. Setzer

Well, my baby and me went out late Saturday night
I had my hair piled high and my baby just looked so right
Well, pick you up and ten, gonna get you home at two
Your mama don't know what I got in store for you
But baby that's all right we're looking as cool as can be

We found a little place that really didn't look half bad
I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the
jukebox
Well, I put a quarter right into that can
But all it played was disco, man
Come on pretty baby, let's get out of here right away

We're gonna rock this town
Rock it inside out

We're gonna rock this town
Make 'em scream and shout

Let's rock, rock, rock, man, rock
We're gonna rock 'til we pop
Gonna roll 'til we drop
Rock this town
Rock it inside out

Well, we're having a ball just tearing up the big dance floor
Well, there's a real square cat, he looks 1974
Well, he looked at me once, he looked at me twice
Look at me again and there's gonna be a fight
We're gonna rock this town
Rip this place apart

We're gonna rock this town
Rock it inside out

We're gonna rock this town
Make 'em scream and shout
Let's rock, rock, rock, man, rock
We're gonna rock 'til we pop
Gonna roll 'til we drop
Rock this town
Rock it inside out

We're gonna rock this town
Rock it inside out
We're gonna rock this town
Make 'em scream and shout
Let's rock, rock, rock, man, rock
We're gonna rock 'til we pop
Gonna roll 'til we drop
Rock this town
Rock it inside out

We're gonna rock this town
Rock it inside out
We're gonna rock this town
Rock it inside
Yeah, we're gonna rock this town
Tear it up
We're gonna rip it down
Rock this town
Rock it inside out


2.You're The Boss

written:J. Lieber and M. Stoller

When it comes to kissin', I just got to keep insistin'
Baby, you sure do swing
And when it comes to kissin', I just got to keep insistin'
Daddy, you are the king

Baby, you've got me beat up and down, inside out and across, oh
yeah
But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright
You're the boss

Talkin' 'bout a-dancin' and a-down home romancin'
Daddy, you are the king
Talkin' 'bout a-dancin' and a-down home romancin'
Baby, you are the queen

Man, when push comes to shove, when it comes down to love
You're the boss
But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright
You're the boss

You're the best of everything
You're a peach
You're a plum
You're a diamond
You're a pearl

You're the best of everything
Daddy, you're my man
Baby, you're my girl

When it comes to knowin' which way the wind is blowin'
Baby, you sure are wise
And when it comes to knowin' which way the wind is blowin'
Daddy, you take the prize

Baby, you're a genius when it comes to cookin' up some chili
sauce
But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright
You're the boss
You're the boss
You're the boss
You're the boss

Baby, you're a genius when it comes to cookin' up some chili
sauce
But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright
You're the boss

When it comes to kissin', I just got to keep insistin'
Baby, you sure do swing
And when it comes to kissin', I just got to keep insistin'
Daddy, you are the king

Baby, you've got me beat up and down, inside out and across
But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright
You're the boss
You're the boss
You're the boss
You're the boss


3.This Old House

written:S. Hamblen

This old house once knew its children
This old house once knew its wife
This old house was home and comfort
As they fought the storms of life

This old house once rang with laughter
This old house heard many shouts
Now it trembles in the darkness
When the lightning walks about

Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the window pain
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
He's getting ready to meet the saints

This old house is gettin' shaky
This old house is gettin' old
This old house has seen the rain
This old house has seen the cold

Oh his knees are gettin' chilly
But he feels no fear or pain
'Cause he sees an angel peepin'
Through a broken window pane

Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the window pain
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
He's getting ready to meet the saints

This old house is gettin' shaky
This old house is gettin' old
This old house has seen the rain
This old house has seen the cold

Oh his knees are gettin' chilly
But he feels no fear or pain
'Cause he sees an angel peepin'
Through a broken window pane

Ain't gonna need this house no longer
Ain't gonna need this house no more
Ain't got time to fix the shingles
Ain't got time to fix the floor
Ain't got time to oil the hinges
Nor to mend the window pain
Ain't gonna need this house no longer
He's getting ready to meet the saints (repeat)


4.Switchblade 327

written:B. Setzer

Switchblade 327
Lit cigarette in his hand
Steel-toed boots on the accelerator
Oil leakin' outta the pan

Switchblade, three two-barrels
Gettin' there as fast as he can
All juiced up like a hot carburetor
Spittin' gas onto the fan

Blacktop burnout, Saturday night
Try to catch him if you can

Switchblade 327
Switchblade, seven come eleven
Switchblade, he's all right
When he gets drunk he fights all night

Switchblade 327
Pullin' way ahead of the pack
Chop top deuce, Saturday night

Flames shootin' outta the back

Switchblade, don't cut him off
He won't cut you no slack
He'll cut you to ribbons if you come to town
He'll carve his name in your back

Blacktop burnout, Saturday night
Try to catch him if you can

Switchblade 327
Switchblade, seven come eleven
Switchblade, he's all right
When he gets drunk he fights all night

Switchblade 327
Someone was calling his name
All he could hear was his engine
And the sound of the pouring down rain

Switchblade 327
Ran 125 down the lane
But someone had cut both his fuel lines
And the '32 burst into flames

Blacktop burnout, Saturday night
Try to catch him if you can

Switchblade 327
Switchblade, seven come eleven
Switchblade, he's all right
When he gets drunk he fights all night (repeat)


5.Let's Live It Up

written:B. Setzer

You only go around once on this big spinnin' planet of love
So don't be wastin' my time
Tell me what you're dreamin' of
We'll take a rocket to the moon and when we get that far
I'll hang your coat and hat upon a shooting star
Let's live it up! Let's live it up! Let's live it up!

Hang up the cat and put the dog out to dry
Roll up the bird, let the alligator wave bye-bye
We'll take a sloe gin to China, a train to Peru
In a rusty old steamer or a leaky canoe
Let's live it up! Let's live it up! Let's live it up!

Around the block in a hot balloon sounds awfully good to me
Or a seat on the wing of a jumbo jet flying straight to Mercury

What's the matter with me? Baby I've been such a fool
We'll hop on a raft and navigate around in the pool
We'll take a rocket to the moon and when we get that far
I'll hang your coat and hat upon a shooting star
Let's live it up! Let's live it up! Let's live it up!

What's the matter with me? Baby I've been such a fool
We'll hop on a raft and navigate around in the pool
We'll take a rocket to the moon and when we get that far
I'll hang your coat and hat upon a shooting star
Let's live it up! Let's live it up! Let's live it up!


6.Nosey Joe

written:J. Lieber and M. Stoller

There's a man in town all the women know
He goes by the name of Nosey Joe
He don't care if they're married
He takes his pick
Long as they're women, he's ready to stick

His big nose in their business
His big nose in their business
That's Nosey Joe, the nosiest guy I know

He ain't good lookin' and he ain't big and stong
The guy's got a nose that's four foot long
I'm tellin' you women, this ain't no jive
If you get too close this man will drive

His big nose in your business
His big nose in your business
That's Nosey Joe, the nosiest guy I know

I saw him just the other day
Tried to steal my gal away
He offered her money
He offered her love
She said thank you sir, but please don't shove

Your big nose in my business
Your big nose in my business
That's Nosey Joe, the nosiest guy I know

Old Nosey finally lost his life
Messin' with my buddy's wife
My buddy caught him with his chick
Chopped off his nose, now he can't stick

His big nose in my business
His big nose in my business
That's Nosey Joe, the nosiest guy I know


7.This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof

written:B. Setzer

This cat's on a hot tin roof
Drinkin' that whiskey, 96 proof
Don't need no doctor, don't feel no pain
My legs are just two steps ahead of my brain

This cat's on a hot tin roof
This cat's gonna shake it loose
This cat don't get the blues
'Cause this cat's shakin' on a hot tin roof

This cat's been out on the town
I'm the cat's meow, I'm the king with a crown
My head is spinnin' and I got the shakes
I can't stop now 'cause I got no brakes

This cat's on a hot tin roof
This cat's gonna shake it loose
This cat don't get the blues
'Cause this cat's shakin' on a hot tin roof

There ain't no point in holdin' me down
I'll kick and I'll scratch and I'll howl
Hey hound dog, get outta my way
'Cause this cat is on the prowl

This cat's on a hot tin roof
Jumpin' up and down like a long neck goose
Shimmy and shake, baby you can't fail
Rockin' so hard that it's off the scale

This cat's on a hot tin roof
This cat's gonna shake it loose
This cat don't get the blues
'Cause this cat's shakin' on a hot tin roof


8.Since I Don't Have You

written:J. Rock, W. Lester, J. Beaumont, J. Verscharen, and J.
Vogel

I don't have plans and schemes
And I don't have hopes and dreams
Baby, I just don't have anything
Since I don't have you

I don't have fond desires
And I don't have happy hours
Baby, I just don't have anything, anything
Since I don't have you, I don't have you

I don't have happiness
And I guess I never will ever again
When you walked out on me
In walked old misery
And he's been here since then

I don't have love to share
And I don't have one who cares
Baby, I just don't have anything
Since I don't have you, I don't have you

I don't have happiness
And I guess I never will ever again
When you walked out on me
In walked old misery
And he's been here since then

I don't have love to share
And I don't have one who cares
Baby, I just don't have anything
Since I don't have you


9.Hollywood Nocture

There's a place where you can go
Music's hot and lights are low
But there's something you should know
Before the night is through

'Neath a buzzing neon sign
Dressed in style so cool and refined
Stands a man from another time
Who's calling out to you

There in the night that has heard a thousand voices
Whispered a thousand names
Sang out a thousand love songs
He lives his Hollywood nocturne

There's a place he'd like to go
Where it's cool and lights are low
But the shadows won't let go
They dance and call his name

As he roams the streets at night
Haunted by this devil sight
There's a man in dark red light
Who's calling out to you

There in the night that has heard a thousand voices
Whispered a thousand names
Sang out a thousand love songs
He lives his Hollywood nocturne

His Hollywood nocturne
His Hollywood nocturne


10.Jump Jive An' Wail

written:L. Prima

Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail
Baby, baby it' looks like it's gonna hail
You better come inside
Let me teach you how to jive and wail

You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!

Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Mama's in the backyard learning how to jive and wail

(chorus)

A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
One good thing about him
He knows how to jive and wail

Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jill stayed up, she wants to learn how to jive and wail

(chorus)


11.As Long As I'm Singin'

written:B. Darin

As long as I'm singin'
There's a bell up in my brain that's ringin'
Makin' a crazy ding dong

And if this band don't desert me
Then there's nothin' in the world can hurt me
As long as I'm singin' my song

Give me trumpets, legato
Put some saxes with 'em
Bones, pizzicato
Gimme rhythm

As long as I'm singin'
Then the world's all right
And everything's swingin'
Long as I'm singin' my song

As long as I'm singin'
Then the world's all right
And everything's swingin'
Long as I'm singin' my
Long as I'm singin' my
Long as I'm singin' my song