Mama said on the day i was born
there was a whole lotta shakinand' goinand' on
there was a party next door the people callinand' out for more
and they played the boogie all night long
i was raised on a beat that was oh so sweet
fed on the rhythm and blues
when she sent me on my way i heard my mama say
son, donand't forget your dancinand' shoes
Bop and'til you drop
shake it and'til you break it
move it and'til you lose it
dance, dance
(repeat)
when youand're down at a party and the musicand's hot
and you see somebody that you like a lot
donand't fight the feelinand' if the feelinand's right
take a chance and dance and'cause tonightand's the night
weand'll do it right
bop and'til you drop
shake it and'til you break it
move it and'til you lose it
dance dance
(repeat)
bop, bop, bop
shake it, shake it, shake it
move it and'til you lose it
dance, dance, dance, dance
dance, dance, da-da-dance
back in 57 i was just a little boy
and my sister jenny sue, she was the queen of the hop
after school sheand'd be stackinand' up her 45and's
practising her shimmy shimmy koko bop
she had to do it right and'cause come on saturday night
she was the hot girl on the floor
mamaand'd catch her in the kitchen but instead of doing dishes
sheand'd be brushinand' up her boogie on the and'frigerator door
bop and'til you drop
shake it and'til you break it
move it and'til you lose it
dance dance
(repeat)
bop, bop, bop
shake it, shake it, shake it
move it and'til you lose it
dance, dance, come on and dance, dance
da-da-dance, come on and dance, dance
da-da-dance
ah when itand's come-a come-a doo down down pretty baby
and the music starts movinand' and itand's drivinand' you crazy
donand't get caught just-a hanginand' around
and'cause you gotta get up if you wanna get down
get up, get up, get down down down
come on and dance, dance
donand't it make you wanna get up and dance
bop, bop, bop
shake it, shake it, shake it
move it and'til you lose it
dance, dance
bop and'til you drop
shake it and'til you break it
move it and'til you lose it
dance, dance
bop, bop, bop
come on, come on, come on
shake it, shake it, shake it
shake it, shake it, shake it
move it and'til you lose it
move it and'til you lose it
move it and'til you lose it
dance, dance, da-da-dance
come on and dance, dance, da-da-dance
come on and dance, dance, da-da-dance
