http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-honeydrippers-mn0000075473
Tabbed by Marty Lurvey.
Intro: E / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / E / / / / / / / 0:12
Verse 1 X2:
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Have you heard the news?
There's good rockin’ at midnight
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I'm gonna hold my baby with all my might
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What a wonderful time we had that night
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Hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight 0:29 0:47
Verse 2
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Now sweet Georgia Brown and sweet Lorraine
They got caught on Caledonia's land
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Sioux City Sue then told it all
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Those girls got drunk and they had a ball
A B E
Crying hey, hey, good rockin’ at midnight 1:04
Instrumental < verse chords X2 >
Well, two times.. 1:40
Verse 3
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Now I'll tell you all about how Deacon Joe
Got so high they had to take him home
A
Hear the news about Elliot Brown
E ]
He stole a chicken and he ran out of town
A B E
Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight 1:58
Verse 4
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Now Caledonia got drunk, squeal like a pig
She fell down, she lost her wig
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Sally Brown, she laughed, she got sick
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Caledonia got mad and grabbed a brick
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Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight. Awww now, let’s go two times..
2:14
Instrumental < verse chords X2 >
Oh yeah... 2:51
Verse 5
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Awww yeah, wanna tell you all about how Deacon Joe,
He got so high they had to take him home.
A
Hear the news about Elliot Brown,
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He stole our chickens and he ran out of town,
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Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight. 3:08
Verse 6
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Now, now, now, Caledonia got drunk
Squeal like a pig, she fell down, lost her wig
A
Sally Brown she laughed, she got sick
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Caledonia got mad and grabbed a brick
A B E
Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight 3:27
Bridge 1 < verse chords >
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We're gonna rock, we're gonna rock, I’m gonna
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rock, gonna
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Rock, gonna
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rock, gonna rock, well, well, 3:43
Bridge 2 < verse chords >
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We're gonna rock, we're gonna rock, we's gonna
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rock, ooh hoo, gonna
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rock, we're gonna
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Rock, there's good rockin’ at midnight, midnight, midnight, midnight, 4:05
Instrumental < verse chords X2 >
Yeah... slow down... 4:38
Verse 7
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Now sweet Georgia Brown and sweet Lorraine
They got caught on Caledonia's land
A
Sioux City Sue then told it all
E ]
Those girls got drunk and they had a ball
A B E
Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight 4:54
Outro
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We gonna rock, we gonna rock, yeah gonna
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rock, mmmmm, gonna
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Rock, gonna
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rock, ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 5:13
< instrumental; 2 times and fadeout >
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A / / / B / / / E / / / / / / / 5:53