Here are the lyrics to “Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop” by Little Anthony and The Imperials:
(OOOO, OOOOOO) Wha
(OOOO, OOOOOO) Wha
Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop (ahh)
Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop (ahh)
Sittin’ in a native hut
All alone and blue
Sittin’ in a native hut
Wonderin’ what to do
Along came a native girl
Did a native dance
It was like in Paradise
Put me in a trance
Goin’ shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop
Shimmy, shimmy ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop
Joined her in her dancing spree
Felt my spine a-tingle
Held her tight and close to me
Man!, I’m glad I’m single
Then she showed me what to do
First, I was amazed
Soon, I learned a step or two
Put me in a daze
Goin’ shimmy, shimmy ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop
Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop
Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop
You can do the ko-ko-bop
Now’s no time to stop
Left foot forward, right one back
Bring them side by side
Syncopate your last two steps
Now you’re gonna glide
Keep along the rhythm track
Girls, please show ’em how
Now you start to arch your back
Man, you got it now
Goin’, shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy bop
Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop
Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop
Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, bop
Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop, shimmy, shimmy, AHHHHHH!”
For other songs by Little Anthony and The Imperials: “Tears on My Pillow,” “Two People in the World,” and “Goin’ Out of My Head.”
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