Lyrics:
Ahhh you can talk about the pitbarbequethe band was jumpingthe people tooahhh mess aroundthey doin' the mess aroundthey doin' the mess aroundeverybody's doin' the mess aroundahhh everybody was juicedyou can bet your soulthey did the boogie woogiewith a steady rollthey mess aroundthey doin' the mess aroundthey doin' the mess aroundeverybody doin' the mess aroundnow uh, when i say stop don't you move a pegwhen i say go just uh, shake your legand do the mess aroundI declare do the mess around yeah do the mess aroundeverybody's doin' the mess aroundNow let me have it there boy (over piano solo)Now you got it boy (over saxaphone solo)Oh mess around (over saxaphone solo)Mess around boy (over saxaphone solo)Now this band's gonna play from 9 to 1everybody here's gonna have some fundoin' the mess aroundahhh doin' the mess aroundthey doin' the mess aroundeverybody's doin' the mess aroundnow you see that girlwith that diamond ringshe knows how to shake that thingmess aroundI declare she can mess aroundahhh mess aroundeverybody do the mess around