Louis Jordan - Cat Scratchin' lyrics

When I was with my friends the other night We did up the town and we saw some crazy sights First stop was Joe's on the basement floor What used to be Joe's ain't Joe's no more We started: cat scratching We started: cat scratching Blind as a bat But still didn't wanna go home My gal got upset we had to leave that place Talking about scratchin' was a bad disgrace I quit my friends and went to Mable's for a sip I don't have to tell you what happened on that trip We started: cat scratching We started: cat scratching Blind as a bat But still didn't wanna go home Old Elmo cried lets do 'em up again But all the action fell on my lady friend Lulu was beating up her chops and talking back She sang out some jive my chick didn't like They started: cat scratching They started: cat scratching Blind as a bat But still didn't wanna go home We lost one of our friends out on the very next fling Gave him up and I heard that jail house ring I ran downtown to the judge and asked him what did he do He said, he was crawling around main street like a tiger in a zoo