Rockin' On The River Lyrics - Jerry Jeff Walker

Steven Fromholz 

Hey, if you want to go rockin' on a Saturday night 

I know a place down the river where the rhythm is right 

The joint is always jumping and there's always a crowd 

Libations are delightful and the music is loud 

Everybody's dancing and they're dancing in pairs 

Sliding back the tables and they're stacking up chairs 

The band is playing hot and singing sweet harmony 

Chorus: 

Won't you go rockin' on the river with me? 

Why don't you go rockin' on the river with me? 

They got a honky-tonk piano, got a sliding trombone 

The meter is amazing, baby, so is the tone 

The bass rhythm section, it'll tear you apart 

Baby-faced drummer breaks the little girls' hearts 

Johnny plays guitar and Tony's blowing his sax 

They just got back from Memphis, where they're laying down tracks 

Shirley, she's the singer, she can set your soul free 

Chorus 

You pay your money at the door, you get a stamp on your hand 

And if you leave the building, you can come back again 

The barbecue is funky and the peppers are hot 

And if it isn't legal, leave it out in the lot 

Everybody dresses in a scandalous style, 

The waitress does her best if you just tip her and smile 

You can take my dreams into reality 

Chorus