Chords - v1

Get Up and Dance

To the Melody of Eliza Jane

 

Refrain: (everybody sings)

Everybody Get up and Dance, Everybody Get up and Dance

Everybody Get up and Dance, Everybody Get up and Dance

 

Havin some fun on Mardi Gras Day, Get up and Dance (everybody sings)

Zulu King and the big parade, Get up and Dance (everybody sings)

Everybody doin the second line Get up and Dance

Playin funky music all the time Get up and Dance

 

Everybody Get up and Dance, Everybody Get up and Dance

Everybody Get up and Dance, Everybody Get up and Dance

 

BREAK (Eb Db x4)

 

Refrain

 

Do the twist do the mashed potato Get up and Dance

Do the funky chickin and the alligator Get up and Dance

Move it to the left Shake it to the Right Get up and Dance

Do it again cuz it looks alright Get up and Dance

 

Refrain

 

BREAK

Big chief

Bass goes Eb  Db Bb   Gb Eb.. in each key..

                                                   Eb

Me got a fire me can't put out

                                                             Eb

Me fire water gonna make me shout

                                                        Ab

Me goin down and get my squaw

                                                           Eb

Me gonna buy me a great big car

                                                          Bb

Me gonna do everything me could

                                                Eb

Me big chief I'm feeling good

 

Me big chief I got a tribe, Got my squaw right by my side

My spy boy just went by, My flag boy is full of fire

Me whoe tribe's a having fun, We gonna dance til the morning comes.

 

GET UP AND DANCE PART 2:

 

Refrain

 

Get on up and get on down    Get up and dance

Move that body all around,     Get up and Dance

Put it in and put it out              Get up and dance

Put your hands together let me hear you shout     Get up and Dance

 

Refrain

 

BREAK

 

Mess Around: 

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 steady roll

 

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

When I say go, just ah, shake your leg

 

Now this band's goin' to play from, nine to one

Everybody here's gonna have some fun

 

Now you see that girl, with that, diamond ring

She knows how to, shake that thing

 

GET UP AND DANCE PART 3:

 

Jam on Eb Ab Eb Bb.

Refrain (every body get up and dance etc)  

 

(now back in just Eb)

 

Lookit that girl she looks so fine, Get up and Dance

Betcha five dollerz I'll make her mine Get up and Dance

Look at that girl she looks so good Get up and Dance

If you ask I bet she would Get up and dance

 

Refrain