We were down on our luck in Houston We were broke and we were needin' a job We got a gig in this joint on the wrong side of town And it was just about as rough as a cob One night the door flew open and this dude walked in He was as big as a mountain and as ugly as sin It got quiet as a graveyard when he walked in He looked like trouble with a capital T He cleared off a whole row of barstools Just to have him a place to sit The bartender turned about three shades of purple And the bouncer just up and quit He come prowling cross the floor like a lion in a cage Romping and stomping and shaking with rage Well I thought I was gonna die when he walked up to the stage He said there's something that I want you to do He said play me some fiddle cause I love them fiddle songs Play me some fiddle everybody can sing along Well I'm mean and I'm ornery and I'm ready to fight And if you want to get out of here alive tonight You'd better play me some fiddle cause that fiddle music turns me on Well I grabed up my fiddle and started sawing like never before While he picked up a man with a drink in his hand And threw him through a plate glass door And then he grabbed up this dude and swung him round by the hair He ripped up the tables and tore up the chairs It took fifteen cops to get that fool out of there And I heard him as they went through the door Play me some fiddle cause I love that fiddle sound Play me some fiddle play some fiddle and we'll all get down I know I'm in trouble been a bad boy today But just one more time before they take me away Won't you play me some fiddle cause that fiddle music turns me on [ fiddle ] Play me some fiddle cause I love that fiddle sound Play me some fiddle play some fiddle and we'll all get down He said play me some fiddle cause I love them fiddle songs Play me some fiddle cause that fiddle music turns me on