The Merseybeat Twist

Chorus

Somewhere in Philadelphia

Boys and girls are rocking and rollin’

Doing the twist and shout

Somewhere in New York City

Teenagers are doing the stroll and twist

Twistin’ and strollin’ across the floor

Verse 1

Them teens twistin’ and rollin’ to Elvis and Chuck Berry

They going to the jukebox , tryin’ to listen to Sweet Little Sixteen

Somewhere in Boston , Massachusetts

Boyfriends and girlfriends are dancin’

Doing that cha-cha slide with their feet

Slidin’ and twistin’ in a club

Just twistin’ !

Verse 2

Somewhere in New Orleans

All of the cats wanna dance

With sweet little sixteen

Somewhere in Memphis , Tennessee

Teenager boys and girls are dancin’

Rockin’ and rollin’ to the rhythm and blues

Just twistin’ !

Chorus

Somewhere in Philadelphia

Boys and girls are rockin’ and rollin’

Doing the twist and shout

Somewhere in New York

Teenagers are doing the stroll and twist

Twistin’ and strollin’ across the floor

Bridge

But when , I ask my mommy

She says : Son , no , you ain’t twistin’

And I begged on my knees to twist

And she finally agreed to let me twist and rock !

Chorus

Somewhere in Philadelphia

Boys and girls are rockin’ and rollin’

Doing the twist and shout

Somewhere in New York

Teenagers are doing the stroll and twist

Twistin’ and strollin’ across the floor

Ow !

Piano Solo

Chorus

Somewhere in Philadelphia

Boys and girls are rockin’ and rollin’

Doing the twist and shout

Somewhere in New York

Teenagers are doing the stroll and twist

Twistin’ and strollin’ across the floor

Verse 3

Me and my baby

Did the twist

Told my baby to shake it up

Went to a sock hop

And did the hand jive

With my baby who did it right !

Just twistin’ !

Chorus and Outro

But somewhere in Philadelphia

Boys and girls are rockin’ and rollin’

Doing the twist and shout

Somewhere in New York

Teenagers are doing the stroll and twist

Twistin’ and strollin’ across the floor

Just twistin’ ! .