Dance the Mess Around

[Intro]
I've this dance called the mess around
Baby, dig what I'm puttin' down

[Verse 1]
Ah, you can Pony with Tony
Twist with Mr. Lee
But if you're gonna Mess Around
Mess Around with me

[Verse 2]
Ah, do the Shimmy with Henry
Hucklebuck with Dee
But if you're gonna Mess Around
You better Mess Around with me

[Chorus]
All the other dances you are free
But you better save the last dance for me

[Verse 3]
Ah, you can Cha-Cha with Charlie
Stroll with Stagger Lee
But if you're gonna Mess Around
Mess Around with me

[Bridge]
You can Pony with Tony
Come on, now
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoo)
Go (Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoo)
(Boogety, boogety, boogety, boogety shoo)
(Ah, ah)
Hey, do the Twist with Mr. Lee
One more time
('Round and 'round and 'round) Ooh, yeah
('Round and 'round and 'round and 'round)
('Round and 'round and 'round and 'round)
But if you're gonna Mess Around
You better Mess Around with me

[Chorus]
All the other dances you are free
But you better save the last dance for me

[Verse 4]
Hully Gully with Alice
Slop off Poppa Flea
But if you're gonna Mess Around
Hear me, Mess Around with me

[Outro]
Go Birdland with Birdie
Do the Chicken with Sidney
Watusi with Susie
Twist with my little sis
Ah, but if you're gonna Mess Around
You better Mess Around with me