Remember when you held my hand  
Remember when you were my man  
Walk talk in the name of love  
Before you break my heart  
Think it over, think it over  
Roll it over in your mind  
 Why don't you dance with me  
I'm not no Limburger  
Just a limburger  
 
 Dance this mess around  
Dance this mess around, 'round, 'round  
 
 Everybody goes to parties  
They dance this mess around  
They do the Shu-ga-loo  
Do the Shy Tuna  
Do the Camel Walk  
Do the Hip-o-crit  
 
 Ah-Hippy Hippy forward Hippy Hippy  
Hippy Shake, Hippy Shake  
 
 Oh-it's time to do 'em right  
Hey now, don't that make you feel a whole lot better?  
Huh?  
I say, don't that make you feel a whole lot better  
 
 What you say?  
I'm just askin'  
 
 Shake-Bake-Shake-Bake  
 
 Everybody goes to parties  
They dance this mess around  
They do all 16 dances  
Do the Coo-ca-choo  
Do the Aqua-velva  
Do the Dirty Dog  
Do the Escalator  
 
 Ah-Hippy Hippy forward Hippy Hippy  
Hippy Shake, Hippy Shake  
 
 It's time to do 'em right  
Hey! Fred, now don't that make you feel a whole lot better now?  
Huh?  
 
 Say, don't that make you feel a whole lot better?  
 
 What you say?  
I'm just askin'  
 
 Yeah, yeah, yeah...  
Stop!  
Dance on over  
Yeah, yeah  
 
 Dance, dance, dance this mess around  
Dance this mess around  
 
 Shake, shake-a-bake shake  
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake  
Dance this mess around  
Yeah, yeah, yeah........