Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Al Kooper
Moog
Ronnie Van Zant
Lead Vocals
Allen Collins
Guitar
Gary Rossington
Guitar
Billy Powell
Keyboards
Leon Wilkeson
Bass Guitar
Artimus Pyle
Drums
Ed King
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ronnie Van Zant
Songwriter
Ed King
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Al Kooper
Producer
Rodney Mills
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
One, two, one, two, three
Ooh, here
[Verse 1]
Two feets, they come a-creepin'
Like a black cat do
And two bodies are layin' naked
A creeper think he got nothin' to lose
[Verse 2]
So, he creeps into this house, yeah
He unlocks the door
And as a man's reachin' for his trousers
Shoots him full of .38 holes
[Chorus]
Mister Saturday Night Special
Got a barrel that's blue and cold
That ain't good for nothin'
But put a man six feet in a hole
[Verse 3]
Big Jim's been drinkin' whiskey
And playin' poker on a losin' night
And pretty soon, ol' Jim starts thinkin'
Somebody been cheatin' and lyin'
[Verse 4]
So, Big Jim commenced to fightin'
I wouldn't tell you no lie
Big Jim done pulled his pistol
Shot his friend right between the eyes
[Chorus]
Mister Saturday Night Special
Got a barrel that's blue and cold
They ain't good for nothin'
But put a man six feet in a hole
[Bridge]
Oh, that's a Saturday Night Special
For twenty dollars you can buy yourself one too
Ooh, here it comes
Ooh, let me tell you all about it
[Verse 5]
Hand guns are made for killin'
They ain't no good for nothin' else
And if you like to drink your whiskey
You might even shoot yourself
[Verse 6]
So, why don't we dump 'em, people?
To the bottom of the sea?
Before some ol' fool come around here
Wanna shoot either you, or me
[Chorus]
Mister Saturday Night Special
You got a barrel that's blue and cold
You ain't good for nothin'
But put a man six feet in a hole
[Outro]
Oh, it's a Saturday Night Special
And I'd like to tell you what you could do with it too
And that's the end of this song
Written by: Edward King, Ronnie Van Zant