Eb7 Ah, you can talk about the pit, barbecue The band was jumpin', the people tooAb7 Ah, mess aroundEb7 They doin' the mess aroundB7 They doin' the mess around,Ab7 Eb7 Everybody doin' the mess around Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul They did the boogie-woogie, with a sturdy roll They mess around They doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around, Everybody doin' the mess around Now, ah, when I say stop don't you move a peg When I say go, just ah, shake your leg And do the mess around I declare, do the mess around Yeah do the mess around, Everybody's doin' the mess around Now let me have it there boy (piano solo:)Eb7 Eb7 Eb7 Eb7 Ab7 Ab7 Eb7 Eb7 B7 Ab7 Eb7 Eb7 Now you got it boy (sax solo:)Eb7 Eb7 Eb7 Eb7 Ab7 Ab7 Eb7 Eb7 B7 Ab7 Eb7 Eb7 (Yeah, ah, mess around, go on mess around) (Mess around, boy) Now this band's goin' to play from, 9 to 1 Everybody here's gonna have some fun Doin' the mess around Ah, doin' the mess around They doin' the mess around, Everybody doin' the mess around Now you see that girl, with that, diamond ring She knows how to, shake that thing Mess around I declare, she can mess around Ah, mess around, Everybody do the mess around