Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue 
The band was jumpin', the people too 
Ah, mess around 
They doin' the mess around 
They doin' the mess around, 
Everybody doin' the mess around 
Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul 
They did the boogie-woogie, with a sturdy roll 
They mess around 
They doin' the mess around 
They doin' the mess around, 
Everybody doin' the mess around 
Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg 
When I say go, just ah, shake your leg 
And do the mess around 
I declare, do the mess around 
Yeah do the mess around, 
Everybody's doin' the mess around 
Now let me have it there boy 

[Piano Solo] 

Now you got it boy 

[Sax Solo] 

(Yeah, ah, mess around, go on mess around) 
(Mess around, boy) 
Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1 
Everybody here's gonna have some fun 
Doin' the mess around 
Ah, doin' the mess around 
They doin' the mess around, 
Everybody doin' the mess around 
Now you see that girl, with that, diamond ring 
She knows how to, shake that thing 
Mess around 
I declare, she can mess around 
Ah, mess around, 
Everybody do the mess around