Eb7 

Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue 

 

The band was jumpin', the people too 

    Ab7 

Ah, mess around 

               Eb7 

They doin' the mess around 

               Bb7 

They doin' the mess around, 

Ab7                       Eb7 

Everybody doin' the mess around 

 

Eb7 

Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul 

 

They did the boogie-woogie, with a sturdy roll 

     Ab7 

They mess around 

               Eb7 

They doin' the mess around 

               Bb7 

They doin' the mess around, 

Ab7                       Eb7 

Everybody doin' the mess around 

 

Eb7 

Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg 

 

When I say go, just ah, shake your leg 

           Ab7 

And do the mess around 

                  Eb7 

I declare, do the mess around 

            Bb7 

Yeah do the mess around, 

Ab7                         Eb7 

Everybody's doin' the mess around 

 

Now let me have it there boy 

 

 

{piano solo:} 

Eb7 | Eb7 | Eb7 | Eb7 

Ab7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 

Bb7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 

 

Now you got it boy 

 

{sax solo:} 

Eb7 | Eb7 | Eb7 | Eb7 

Ab7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 

Bb7 | Ab7 | Eb7 | Eb7 

 

 

(Yeah, ah, mess around, go on mess around) 

(Mess around, boy) 

 

Eb7 

Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1 

 

Everybody here's gonna have some fun 

          Ab7 

Doin' the mess around 

              Eb7 

Ah, doin' the mess around 

               Bb7 

They doin' the mess around, 

Ab7                       Eb7 

Everybody doin' the mess around 

 

Eb7 

Now you see that girl, with that, diamond ring 

 

She knows how to, shake that thing 

Ab7 

Mess around 

                   Eb7 

I declare, she can mess around 

    Bb7 

Ah, mess around, 

Ab7                    Eb7 

Everybody do the mess around