Teach me how to shimmy

Mama you taught me how to do the bop
You taught me how to boogie real slow - yeah
You taught me how to twist and you taught me how to slop
Mama teach me one thing more

Come on and teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - huh huh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

Mama there's gonna be a dance tonight
You gotta teach me the ball creep - yeah
And Mama if I can't do it right
You know Gerry's gonna steal my guy

Come on and teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - huh huh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

I can hully gully good as Gerry can
But Mama hully gully ain't win it
My little boy he loves that we gonna cheat
And there's only one thing - gonna get it now

And teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - woh oh
So I can shimmy too (come on get it)

Shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it)
Teach me how to shimmy - woh oh
So I can shimmy too