A  D  A

[Verse 1]
A
On the outskirts of town, there's a little night spot
A
Dan dropped in around five o'clock
A
Took off his coat, said "The night is short"
N.C.
He reached in his pocket and he flashed a quart

[Chorus]
N.C.          D
He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with ya
A
Rave on, cats," he cried
                       D
"It's almost dawn, the cops is gone
      E             A
Let's all get Dixie fried"

[Verse 2]
A
Well, Dan got happy and he started raving
A
He jerked out a razor but he wasn't shaving
A
And all the cats knew to jump and hop
       N.C.
He was born and raised in a butcher shop

[Chorus]
N.C.          D
He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with ya
A
Rave on, cats," he cried
                       D
"It's almost dawn, the cops is gone
      E             A
Let's all get Dixie fried, fried, fried, yeah"

[Guitar Solo]
A  D  A

[Verse 3]
A
The cops heard Dan when he started to shout
A
They all ran in to see what it was about
A
And I heard him holler as they led him away
          N.C.
He turned his head and this is what he had to say

[Chorus]
N.C.          D
He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with ya
A
Rave on, cats," he cried
                       D
"It's almost dawn, the cops is gone
      E             A
Let's all get Dixie fried, fried, fried

[Piano Solo]
A    D E A

[Verse 4]
A
Now, Dan was the bravest man that we ever saw
A
He let us all know he wasn't scared of the law
A
And through the black crossed bar he tossed a note to his dear
    N.C.
"It ain't my fault, sugar, I'm in here"

[Out-Chorus]
N.C.            D
For hollering, "Rave on, children, I'm with you
A
Rave on, cats," he cried
                       D
"It's almost dawn, the cops ain't gone
                    A
And I've been Dixie fried"