Michelle Malone - Chattahoochee Boogaloo Lyrics

From the Album: Debris (SBS Records)

Chattahoochee Boogaloo
Michelle Malone (Strange Bird Songs/ASCAP)

It was a sticky night in June of 85
down in Macon County
I just turned 16 - I was wild and green
and I was looking around for a party

His name was Johnny Rocket- he lived down the block and
He rolled out his Grand Torino
My parents fell asleep, I took my brother’s keys
And I crawled out my bedroom window

C G Chattahoochee Cootchie Boogaloo D G G7
You got what it takes to shake these awkward teenage blues
C Pick me up and throw me down
G Em
Take my hand and show me how to
G D G Chattahoochee Cootchie Boogaloo

We drove to Lake Lurlene out by the Dairy Queen
We had ourselves a good time
A moonlight swim, a toke and some skin
Down underneath the southern pines
We felt like we were grown, the rents would never know
How we solved the mystery of love
but the car keys were gone and the sun was comin on
I had to call my daddy to pick us up- and we were cryin

CH - inst VS – CH – tag


[Thanks to sbsrecords for adding these lyrics]