I cut my teeth on Gumbo rock Benny Stillman and Dr. John Sweet Erma Thomas and Frogman Henry Used to boogie-woogie all-night long Though I love rock n' roll, the acoustic guitar Was the only way I had of becomin' a star I'm doin' really nice and travelin' around But they won't play my record in my old hometown But if I had saxophones Yeah, big baritones cleanin' up the muddy breaks If I had saxophones I could get some recognition from that Mobile, Alabama DJ Livin' by the ocean, sometimes I get the notion To take my Janey downtown We hang out in a funky little bar They call it the Shipwreck Lounge Well, we get kind of drunk and we play rock n' roll Grabbin' everybody right down in his soul When we get to cookin' something's still wrong There's still somethin' missin' from them good old songs If we had saxophones Big baritone cleanin' up the muddy breaks If we had saxophones I could make that joint shimmy like a big California earthquake Yeah, if we had saxophones Yeah, big baritone cleanin' up the muddy breaks If we had saxophones I could get some recognition from that Mobile, Alabama DJ