Screen Door Saturday Night

Bubba Patrick & Darlene featuring The Holler Shakers, Original North Georgia country, gospel blues and early rock and roll, Bubba mature warm gritty MALE baritone verse1; Darlene unmistakably FEMALE soulful alto verse2; close male-female duet choruses, substantial distinct solo turns, clear conversational words, G major 148 BPM rockabilly western swing, Slap bass boogie piano snare banjo fiddle tenor sax harmonica; instrumental breaks alternate, don't crowd, Roll-Up G6|Em7|Cadd9|D7; Side-Step turnaround G6|G13sus4|C9|Cm6|G6, Playful spoken intro, Organic spacious live ensemble; chords and brackets are unsung instructions

[Intro: instrumental, establish recurring hook]

[Verse 1: Bubba, male]
Somebody brought a cobbler, somebody brought a tune,
Somebody's little youngster tried to rope the rising moon.
We moved the chairs against the wall, swept the porch off clean,
Darlene checked the saxophone and winked across at me.
I said, "We need a drummer," then the old screen door went bang,
We all looked at one another and the whole porch sang.

[Chorus: male-female duet]
Screen door Saturday night,
Porch boards humming and the stars shine bright.
Clap your hands, let the good times ring,
There's room for everybody in the song we sing.
From the first hello to the last porch light,
We're all together—screen door Saturday night!

[Instrumental turnaround]

[Verse 2: Darlene, female lead]
Auntie's tapping with a teaspoon, neighbor's keeping time,
Little ones are spinning where the lanterns make a shine.
Nobody needs a ticket, nobody needs new clothes,
Bring your own two left feet and we'll see which way it goes.
There's a fiddle in the corner and a dog beneath the swing,
Every time the bass goes thump he dreams another thing.

[Chorus: duet]
Screen door Saturday night,
Porch boards humming and the stars shine bright.
Clap your hands, let the good times ring,
There's room for everybody in the song we sing.
From the first hello to the last porch light,
We're all together—screen door Saturday night!

[Instrumental solo: 16 bars, featured instruments trade phrases, leave space]

[Bridge]
[Spoken Bubba]
Darlene, that door's got better timing than I do.
[Spoken Darlene]
Well, honey, it has been swinging longer!
[Duet sung]
Slow one down for the folks beside the rail,
Then let that little banjo tell the rest of the tale.

[Final chorus: duet, full warm harmonies]
Screen door Saturday night,
Porch boards humming and the stars shine bright.
Clap your hands, let the good times ring,
There's room for everybody in the song we sing.
From the first hello to the last porch light,
We're all together—screen door Saturday night!

[Outro: repeat final hook once, instrumental resolves naturally; no fade or cutoff]

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[Intro: instrumental, establish recurring hook] [Verse 1: Bubba, male] Somebody brought a cobbler, somebody brought a tune, Somebody's little youngster tried to rope the rising moon. We moved the chairs against the wall, swept the porch off clean, Darlene checked the saxophone and winked across at me. I said, "We need a drummer," then the old screen door went bang, We all looked at one another and the whole porch sang. [Chorus: male-female duet] Screen door Saturday night, Porch boards humming and the stars shine bright. Clap your hands, let the good times ring, There's room for everybody in the song we sing. From the first hello to the last porch light, We're all together—screen door Saturday night! [Instrumental turnaround] [Verse 2: Darlene, female lead] Auntie's tapping with a teaspoon, neighbor's keeping time, Little ones are spinning where the lanterns make a shine. Nobody needs a ticket, nobody needs new clothes, Bring your own two left feet and we'll see which way it goes. There's a fiddle in the corner and a dog beneath the swing, Every time the bass goes thump he dreams another thing. [Chorus: duet] Screen door Saturday night, Porch boards humming and the stars shine bright. Clap your hands, let the good times ring, There's room for everybody in the song we sing. From the first hello to the last porch light, We're all together—screen door Saturday night! [Instrumental solo: 16 bars, featured instruments trade phrases, leave space] [Bridge] [Spoken Bubba] Darlene, that door's got better timing than I do. [Spoken Darlene] Well, honey, it has been swinging longer! [Duet sung] Slow one down for the folks beside the rail, Then let that little banjo tell the rest of the tale. [Final chorus: duet, full warm harmonies] Screen door Saturday night, Porch boards humming and the stars shine bright. Clap your hands, let the good times ring, There's room for everybody in the song we sing. From the first hello to the last porch light, We're all together—screen door Saturday night! [Outro: repeat final hook once, instrumental resolves naturally; no fade or cutoff]

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