A cappella, vox on the 1 on “get”
| D | A | |
| Well, you | get down the fiddle and you | get down the bow |
| G | D |
| Kick off your shoes and you | throw ‘em on the floor |
| D | A |
| Dance in the kitchen till the | mornin’ light |
| G | A | D |
| Louisiana | Saturday ni | ght |
Band enters
Vox on the 5
| D | A | |
| A- | waitin’ in the front yard, | sittin’ on a log |
| G | D | |
| A | single-shot rifle and a | one-eyed dog |
| D | A |
| Yonder come the kinfolk, | in the moonlight |
| G | A | D |
| Louisiana | Saturday ni | ght |
| D | A | |
| Well, you | get down the fiddle and you | get down the bow |
Not a typo, this time he says “in the floor”
| G | D |
| Kick off your shoes and you | throw ‘em in the floor |
| D | A |
| Dance in the kitchen till the | mornin’ light |
| G | A | D |
| Louisiana | Saturday ni | ght |
Solo on one chorus
| D | A | G | D | |
| D | A | G | A | D |
| → | → |
| D | A |
| My brother Bill and my | other brother Jack |
| G | D |
| Belly full of beer and a | possum in a sack |
| D | A |
| Fifteen kids in the | front porch light |
| G | A | D |
| Louisiana | Saturday ni | ght |
| D | A | |
| When the | kinfolk leave and the | kids get fed |
| G | D |
| Me and my woman gonna | slip off to bed |
| D | A |
| Have a little fun when we | turn out the lights |
| G | A | D |
| Louisiana | Saturday n | ight |
A cappella
| D | A | |
| Well, you | get down the fiddle and you | get down the bow |
| G | D |
| Kick off your shoes and you | throw ‘em on the floor |
| D | A |
| Dance in the kitchen till the | mornin’ light |
| G | A | D |
| Louisiana | Saturday ni | ght |
Band enters
| D | A | |
| Yeah, you | get down the fiddle and you | get down the bow |
| G | D |
| Kick off your shoes and you | throw ‘em on the floor |
| D | A |
| Dance in the kitchen till the | mornin’ light |
| G | A | D |
| Louisiana | Saturday ni | ght |
Solo
| D | A | G | D | |
| D | A | G | A | D |
| → | → |
| D | A |
| Get down the fiddle and you | get down the bow |
| G | D |
| Kick off your shoes and you | throw ‘em on the floor |
| D | A |
| Dance in the kitchen till the | mornin’ light |
| G | A | D |
| Louisiana | Saturday ni | ght |
| D | A | G | D | |||
| D | A | G | A | D | A | D |
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