The Boston Monkey
Hold it, little more treble on bass, hold it
One, two three, four
You've got to do this dance, all across the USA
We gon' to do the dance
You do it any kind of way
You call it the Boston Mo-Monkey dance
Just your shake your shoulders
Wiggle your knees
You bop your head baby
Do it as you please
You gotta, keep a groove going any kind of way
Just do it baby, just any old day
You got to do all day, ha
That's that Boston Monkey, ha, yeah
You gotta, keep a groove going
Any kind of way
Keep the same old beat
Just ev'ry day
You shake your shoulders
You wiggle your knees
You got to clap your hands
Like you're fans, if you please
You gotta keep a groove any kind of way
You-a keep on doin' it ev'ry day
Then you, learn the Boston Monkey baby
I said ya, learn the Boston Monkey baby, yeah
That's the same old beat tho
You're doing that Boston Monkey
That Boston Monkey honey
They got a groove, hey, now, huh
That's that Boston monkey
Got to keep a beat goin'
Shake your shoulders honey
You gotta do it real bad
You can't move it, can't do it outta crash
You gotta shake your shoulders and wiggle your legs
But you can't not move your head
You gotta, you got to groove baby
You gotta, got to shake your shoulders
Then you're doin' the Boston Monkey, baby
How can you do it if you ain't too old
You got to keep on, keep on
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
You're doin' the Boston Monkey, yeah
You're doin' the Boston Monkey, baby, ha
You're doin' the Boston Monkey, honey
Every day, your'e doing it every kind of way, and ev'ry night
One, two three, four
You've got to do this dance, all across the USA
We gon' to do the dance
You do it any kind of way
You call it the Boston Mo-Monkey dance
Just your shake your shoulders
Wiggle your knees
You bop your head baby
Do it as you please
You gotta, keep a groove going any kind of way
Just do it baby, just any old day
You got to do all day, ha
That's that Boston Monkey, ha, yeah
You gotta, keep a groove going
Any kind of way
Keep the same old beat
Just ev'ry day
You shake your shoulders
You wiggle your knees
You got to clap your hands
Like you're fans, if you please
You gotta keep a groove any kind of way
You-a keep on doin' it ev'ry day
Then you, learn the Boston Monkey baby
I said ya, learn the Boston Monkey baby, yeah
That's the same old beat tho
You're doing that Boston Monkey
That Boston Monkey honey
They got a groove, hey, now, huh
That's that Boston monkey
Got to keep a beat goin'
Shake your shoulders honey
You gotta do it real bad
You can't move it, can't do it outta crash
You gotta shake your shoulders and wiggle your legs
But you can't not move your head
You gotta, you got to groove baby
You gotta, got to shake your shoulders
Then you're doin' the Boston Monkey, baby
How can you do it if you ain't too old
You got to keep on, keep on
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
You're doin' the Boston Monkey, yeah
You're doin' the Boston Monkey, baby, ha
You're doin' the Boston Monkey, honey
Every day, your'e doing it every kind of way, and ev'ry night
Credits
Writer(s): Donald V. Dunn, Gene Andrew Parker, Floyd Newman, Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, Isaac Hayes, Al Jr. Jackson, Stephen Lee Cropper, Otis Redding
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