Next to Louisiana on the Texas side There's a little country joint where they let it ride There's a boogie woogie man on the piano An' all the backwoods boppers shoutin', "Go cat, go" They've never been afraid of the boogie man Nothin' makes you feel better than the boogie woogie can So don't you be afraid of the boogie man He'll take you down to New Orleans where that rhythm all began So don't you, don't you be afraid of the boogie man Grandpa's in the corner in his fishing clothes Reelin' to the rhythm everywhere it goes All the boogie woogie babies tearing up the floor When they get a little bit, they want a little bit more They've never been afraid of the boogie man Nothin' makes you feel better than the boogie woogie can So, don't you be afraid of the boogie man He'll take you down to New Orleans where that rhythm all began So, don't you don't you be afraid of the boogie man In a red El Dorado, at the break of day That boogie woogie man'll be slipping away Although you're never gonna know it when he's out of sight He'll shut a juke box down again tomorrow night He's never been afraid of the boogie man Nothin' makes you feel better than the boogie woogie can So don't you be afraid of the boogie man He'll take you down to New Orleans where that rhythm all began It works for me, it'll work for you He'll have you doin' things that you didn't know you knew So don't you don't you be afraid No, don't ya don't you be afraid of the boogie man, no