Was the only way I had of becomin' a star
We hang out in a funky little bar
Big baritone cleanin' up the muddy breaks
There's still somethin' missin' from them good ole songs
I could get some recognition from that Mobile, Alabama D.J.
To take my Janey downtown
If I had saxophones
I could make that joint shimmy like a big California earthquake
Grabbin' everybody right down in his soul
But they won't play my record in my old home town
If we had saxophones
Sweet Erma Thomas and Frogman Henry
Well, we get kind of drunk and we play rock n' roll
Big baritone cleanin' up the muddy breaks
Livin' by the ocean, sometimes I get the notion
When we get to cookin' somethin's still wrong
They call it "Shipwreck Lounge"
If we had saxophones
I'm doin' really nice, travellin' around
Though I love rock n' roll, the acoustic guitar
Yeah, if we had saxophones
Used to boogie woogie all night long
But if we had saxophones
If I had saxophones
Yeah, big baritone cleanin' up the muddy breaks
