Hillbilly Hellcats Double Time lyrics

Double Time by Hillbilly Hellcats

Double Time lyrics

Once upon a time at the Hepcat Lounge 
A band from out of town came in to play 
Hipsters drove their rods from miles around 
Thinkin' they could swing the night away 

With pompadours and tatoos they were lookin' fine 
And all the cats and kittens stood to dance 
But everything they played they played in double time 
Those cats and kittens didn't stand a chance 

Chorus:
Faster and faster they rocked the night away 
Those Rockabilly cops had nothin' nice to say 
But they couldn't stop the cats with the beat gone 
astray 
When they shook up the town on that Psychobilly day 

In just about ten minutes then the song was done 
Then they played another like the last 
Only one difference I could hear 
Each new song they played was twice as fast 

They said "scuse us if you thought this was a dance 
band" 
We don't really mean to rag and diss 
But rockin's much more fun when you're in double time 
And we don't care if you can't dance to this 

Chorus.

At the end of the night they had a big fight 
While the jukebox screamed that song "Yeah Right" 
The gear was destroyed, the band unemployed 
They barely got away in the middle of the night 

But I can still remember at the county line 
They leaned out the window and they yelled 
"You haven't rocked until you've rocked in double time 
So all you swingin' cats can go to hell" 

Chorus.