Twist and Shout
The Hit Crew Lyrics

Saturday night and the moon is out.
It's a Saturday night and the moon is visible in the sky.

I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout,
I want to go to the Twist and Shout, a place where people dance.

find a two-step partner and a cajun beat,
I hope to find a partner to dance two-step with me with cajun music playing in the background.

when it lifts me up, I'm gonna find my feet
I'm going to feel lifted and energized and start dancing with ease.

out in the middle of a big dance floor.
I want to dance in the center of a large dance floor.

When I hear that fiddle, wanna beg for more.
I feel like dancing more when I hear the fiddle in the music.

Wanna dance to a band from a Lousian' tonight.
I want to dance to a band from Louisiana tonight.

And I never have wandered down to New Orleans,
I've never been to New Orleans before.

never have drifted down a bayou stream.
I've never gone down a bayou stream before.

But I heard that music on the radio,
I've heard Louisiana-style music on the radio before.

and I swore someday I was gonna go:
I promised myself that one day I will go there.

down a highway 10 past Lafayett;
I'll be driving down highway 10 and passing by Lafayett.

there's a Baton Rouge.
The city named Baton Rouge is there.

and I won't forget to send you a card with my regrets
I'll send a card to express my apologies.

'cause I'm never gonna come back home.
I don't plan to return back home.

They gotta alligator stew and a crawfish pie,
They serve alligator stew and crawfish pie.

a gulf storm blowin' into town tonight.
There's a gulf storm coming into the town tonight.

Livin' on the delta it's quite a show.
Living on the delta is a great experience.

They got hurricane parties ev'ry time it blows.
Whenever there's a hurricane, they throw parties.

But here up north it's a cold, cold rain,
It's currently raining heavily and it's cold in the north.

and there ain't no cure for my blues today;
I feel unhappy and there's no remedy for it today.

except when the paper says
The only remedy is when the news says

Beousoleil is a comin' into town.
Beousoleil is coming to town.

baby let's go down.
Let's go and enjoy their music.

Bring your mama, bring your papa, bring you sister too.
Bring your parents and sister as well to enjoy the music together.

They got lots of music and lots of room.
There's a lot of music and dancing space available.

When they play you a waltz form a nineteen ten,
When they play old waltz music from 1910.

you're gonna fell a little bit young again.
It makes you feel young again.

Well you learn to dance with you rockin' roll,
You learned to dance rock 'n' roll.

you learn to swing with do-si-do.
You learned to swing dance with do-si-do.

But you learn to love at the fais do
You learn to love at the fais do (festival).

do when you hear a little Jolie Blon.
You'll experience it when you hear a song called 'Jolie Blon.'

Whoo!
An exclamation of excitement.