[Verse 1]
I was up the road on easy street
Watching everybody stand around and cheat
Man comes up and says "Move along
Down to the corner where you belong"

[Refrain]
But mama just wants to barrelhouse all night long

[Verse 2]
I hear the city singing like a siren choir
Some fool tried to set this town on fire
TV preacher screams "Come on along"
I feel like Fay Wray face to face with King Kong

[Refrain]
But mama just wants to barrelhouse all night long
Mama just wants to barrelhouse all night long

[Verse 3]
Sometimes I wonder what I am
I feel like I'm living in a hologram
Doesn't seem to matter what's right or wrong
Everybody's grabbing and coming on strong

[Refrain]
But mama just wants to barrelhouse all night long
Mama just wants to barrelhouse all night long
Mama just wants to—all night long