Lyrics Scratching Circles - JD McPherson

Scratching Circles

When I get an inkling in the middle of the evening
I’ll meet you by the Old Greek Row
We’ll hit the VFW on the Tuskahoma Line
When the band plays the first hot note
Hot licks
Cheap kicks
Pretty women
And it’s a real short trip
Rock salt by the door
Scratching circles on the old dance floor
Well, we’re scratching out the beat with the leather on our feet
Drawing circles on the hard concrete
Spinning with the salty rhythm and the moves are gonna get 'em
Just a churning and a shaking like the deep blue sea
Hot licks
Cheap kicks
Pretty women
And it’s a real short trip
Let’s go
Hit the road
Scratching circles on the old dance floor
(Piano and Saxaphone Solo)
Well, we’re scratching out the beat with the leather on our feet
Drawing circles on the hard concrete
Spinning with the salty rhythm and the moves are gonna get 'em
Just a churning and a shaking like the deep blue sea
Hot licks
Cheap kicks
Pretty women
And it’s a real short trip
Let’s go
Hit the road
Scratching circles on the old dance floor
Well, we’re rolling the rock in the salt candy shop
A sweet and savory treat
With a little bit of grit and a one or two nips
I gotta jump and shuffle my feet
Hot licks
Cheap kicks
Pretty women
And it’s a real short trip
Let’s go
Hit the road
Scratching circles on the old dance floor
Scratching circles on the old dance floor