Well I heard about the fellow you've been dancing with
All over the neighborhood
So why didn't you ask me baby
Or didn't you think I could?

Well I know that the boogaloo is out of sight
But the shingaling's the thing tonight
But if that was you and me a-now baby
I would have shown you how to do it right

Do it right (Uh-huh)
Do it right (Do it right)
Do it right (Do it right)

Aaah. . .Twistin'!
Shake it shake it shake it shake it baby
Hey we gonna loop-de-loop
Shake it out baby
Hey we gonna loop-de-la
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather

Aaah. . .Twistin'!
Shake it shake it shake it shake it baby
Hey we gonna loop-de-loop
Shake it out baby
Hey we gonna loop-de-la
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather

Aaah. . .Come on!
Come on baby
Come on
Yeah, come on babe, alright

Do the twist. . .
Do the fly. . .
Do the swim. . .
And do the bird. . .
Well do the duck. . .
Aaah, and do the monkey. . .
Hey hey, watusi. . .
And, uh, what about the food?
Do the mashed potato. . .
What about the boogaloo. . .
Oh, the bony marony. . .
Come on let's do the twist. . .

Aaah. . .Twistin'!
Shake it shake it shake it shake it baby
Twistin'. . .