Hey miss Bessie You sure got some fine barbecue Hey miss Bessie you sure got some fine barbecue Hey miss Bessie you sure got some fine barbecue I'll be around to get some tonight about a-quarter to two I don't want it too hot, I don't want it too cold I don't want it too fat, I don't want it too lean Hey Bess you know what I mean Hey miss Bessie you sure got some fine barbecue I'll be around to get some tonight about a-quarter to two Every night about twelve clock, everybody down at Bessie's shop Jukebox playing those mellow blues And you can get the kind of meat that you choose Miss Bessie's stays open all night long Jack that barbecue is real gone She got some light, she got some brown Miss Bessie's got the finest meat in town Hey miss Bessie you sure got some fine barbecue I'll be around to get some tonight about a-quarter to two