Well I heard about the fellow you've been dancin' with All over the neighbourhood
So why didn't you ask me baby?
Didn't you think I could?

Well I know that the boogaloo is outta sight
But the shing-a-ling's the thing tonight
So why didn't you ask me baby?
I would'a shown you how to do it right...

Do it right. Uh huh. Do it right. Do it right, do it right, do it right, do it right!
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
[Chorus]

Twist it! Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby!
Here we go loop de loop!
Shake it out baby!
Here we go loop de lie!

Bend over, let me see you shake your tail feather
Bend over, let me see you shake your tail feather
Come on, let me see you shake your tail feather
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Chorus] (again!)
Come on! Come on babe! Come on! Yeah come on babe!
Alright!
Do the twist!
Do the fly!
Do the swim!
(Ha! Ha! Ha!)
And do the bird!
(Oh!)
Do the jerk!
(Ah!)
Do the monkey!
(Hey! Hey!)
Do the watootsie!
Come on and do the twist

Do the mashed potato!
What about the boogaloo?
The Boney Maroney!
Come on! Let's do the twist!
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Twist it! Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby!
Twist it! Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby!