Messy Bessy - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

Now I’m a very conservative fella

And I don’t go for displays of emotion

But I’m in love with a chick named Messy Bessy

And she cuts up whenever she takes the notion

Now she ain’t high class like I am

So sometimes she gets carried away

And that’s when she starts to goofin'

And this is what you’ll hear me say

This is what I tell her

Don’t get messy, Bessy

Keep your whiskey quiet

When you’ve had a couple of drinks, woman

You just might start a riot

Don’t get messy, Bessy

You know what I’m talking 'bout

When your love comes tumblin' down

You wear a good man out

Now when that whiskey moves you

You start snappin' your fingers

And shoutin' out loud

You start shakin' an' quakin'

An' whoopin' an hollerin'

You talk so loud you draw a crowd

So don’t get messy, Bessy

Try to play it cool

'Cause you just wait 'til I get you home

Then I’ll get messy too

You know, woman, when that whiskey moves you

You start to snappin' your fingers

And shoutin' out loud

You start shakin' an' quakin'

An' whoopin' an hollerin'

You talk so loud you draw a crowd

So don’t get messy, Bessy

Try to play it cool

'Cause you just wait 'til I get you home

And I’ll get messy too