Scallywag Swing lyrics

They tied up their boat in the middle of the night

And they unload their instruments by lantern light

The streets are quiet and the town is dead

But that's okay, they got a plan inside their head

These little towns come alive as they do the thing

And nobody forgets the Scallywag Swing

The Scallywag Swing

They tromp through the streets and find a music hole

The sleepy audience leaning 'gainst the wall

Then the scallywag troupe takes the stage

When they fire up their instruments, the beat'll lay this rage

These little towns come alive as they do the thing

'Cause nobody forgets the Scallywag Swing

The Scallywag Swing

By the second bar, the crowd is on their feet

Dancing to the rhythm of this brand new beat

And the charming band leader gives his tux a tug

And dives into the floor and now he's cuttin' a rug

Now the slippery band leader starts to do his thing

And nobody forgets the Scallywag Swing

The Scallywag Swing

He'll find a rich woman nearly twice his age

Pull her to the dance floor, husband in a rage

As he pulls their bodies close, dancing cheek to cheek

A pocket-picking monkey 'round the room will sneak

Collecting all the cash like a simian king

Oh nobody forgets the Scallywag Swing

The Scallywag Swing

(Swing scallywag, swing scallywag, swing)

(Swing scallywag, swing scallywag, swing)

(Swing scallywag, swing scallywag, swing)

(Swing scallywag, swing scallywag, swing)

They tied up their boat in the middle of the night

And they unload their instruments by lantern light

The Scallywag Swing