BEER BOTTLE BOOGIE
(Marilyn Scott 1950)


Marilyn Scott
with the Johnny Otis Orchestra
September 19th 1950


If you feel like shoutin', gotta know what shoutin' about,
If you feel like shoutin', gotta know what shoutin' about,
Shout "The Beer Bottle Boogie!", 'cause baby, it just come out!
It's hot off the press and it's ready to roll,
The Beer Bottle Boogie will thrill your soul!

It's The Beer Bottle Boogie you know,
The Beer Bottle Boogie for sure,
Everybody doin' The Beer Bottle Boogie now!

One thing's certain about this new tune,
You're sure you heard it down Memphis saloon!
The jitter, the jatter, the get out band,
The beat of the rhythm on the old beer van!

It's The Beer Bottle Boogie you know,
The Beer Bottle Boogie for sure,
Everybody doin' The Beer Bottle Boogie now!

I don't like beer when you pour it too fast,
I don't want more in my best glass!
You pour it out slow and let the beads come on,
I drink beer xxx?, then I'll go home.

I got the The Beer Bottle Boogie you know,
I like The Beer Bottle Boogie for sure,
Everybody doin' The Beer Bottle Boogie now!

There was one old cat, he got so hot,
He climbed the piano 'cause he thought he could fly!
He flew right down, he knocked a hole in his head,
Everybody thought the old cat was dead!
The bird singer sat when his sisters come back,
And put more beer in my big glass!

Got the The Beer Bottle Boogie you know,
The Beer Bottle Boogie for sure,
Everybody doin' The Beer Bottle Boogie now!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2018)