Hog Wash - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

Every year 'bout half past four

We all go down to the old town hall

And all night long we have a ball

At the Hog Wash Junction function

Last year we took ethyl, gasoline and

Added some ketchup and kerosine and

Mixed it up in the washing machine

At the Hog Wash Junction function

Hanna gossipped all night with Suzy Brown

And Old Uncle Ezra wore his boozy frown, and

Jake and Jim had to have a fight

It didn’t make no difference, we rocked all night

Everybody flipped when Jill told Jack

«I'm flying to Mars on a donkey’s back»

She was tight as an Austrian broker’s sack

At the Hog Wash Junction function

(Hog Wash!)

(repeat at beginning of each bar during solos)

Yeah, Elmer Jones was dancing with Deeker Jones’s girl

And even Judge Bootum got up and took a whirl

The Mayor did the square to a boogie beat

Yes, the cook got high and burned the meat

I knew the party was a huge success

When the band started playing «How About That Mess?»

They started to hop and couldn’t stop

At the Hog Wash Junction function

They was singin' an' swingin' an' clownin' an' frownin' an'

Huggin' an' muggin' an' cooin' an' wooin'

They had a pa-suzillating ball

At the Hog Wash Junction function