Shimmy Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony, The Imperials

Shimmy Like Kate 2:23 Trk 6

The Olympics

Pop Chart # 42 Sept 12, 1960

Arvee Records single #5006

Eddie Lewis & Charles Fizer — vocals

(& poss. Melvin King)

(incomplete liner notes for band & vocalists)

Album: The Olympics Meet The Marathons

Collectibles CD 5081

(Boy's hot, the boy’s hot)

Shimmy, shimmy

(Blow his top, blow his top)

Shimmy, shimmy

(Always hot, always hot)

Shimmy, shimmy

Boy

(Yeah!)

Child, I could shimmy, now

(Going to — shimmy)

I learned to shimmy

Like my sister Kate, now

(Going to — sha-a-ake)

Shake like a jelly on a jelly plate, now

(Going to — sha-a-ke)

All the girls know that-a I can do it And I can do it!

(Ye-eah!)

Yes, I can do it, now!

(First groove, first groove)

A-shimmy, shimmy

(Earth move, earth move)

Shimmy, shimmy

(Boy's home, boy’s home)

Shimmy, shimmy

North, east (ee-yeah) south, west

We’re gonna go south, now

(We're going to — sha-a-ake)

Ev’rybody in their neighborhood, now

(First groove — sha-a-ake)

Know I can shimmy, and I shimmy good, now

I’m not late 'cause I’m up to date

(Sha-a-ke)

An I can shimmy!

(Ye-eah!)

Like sister Kate, now

(First groove, first groove)

Shimmy, shimmy

(Earth move, earth move)

Shimmy, shimmy

(Boy's home, boy’s home)

Shimmy, shimmy

North, just (ee-yeah) south-east

We’re gonna go west, now

Come on, ev’rybody

(An sha-a-ake)

We’re going to — (shimmy)

We’re going to — (shimmy)

We’re goin'

(Ye-eah!)

We’re going to — (shimmy)

We’re going to — (shimmy)

We’re going to — (shimmy)

We’re goin'

(Ye-eah!)

Going to — (sha-a-ake)

Ev’rybody in their neighborhood, now

You’re going to — (sha-a-ake)

Know I can shimmy, and I shimmy good, now

(Sha-a-ake)

I’m not late 'cause I’m up to date

(Sha-a-ake)

An I can shimmy!

(Ye-eah!)

Like sister Kate, now

(Boy's cool, boy’s cool)

Shimmy, shimmy is a-all I know-oh!

(Shimmy, shimmy)

(First groove, first groove)

Shimmy, shimmy is a-all I can do

(Shimmy, shimmy)

(Boy's home, boy’s home)

Shimmy, shimmy, a-all night long

(Shimmy, shimmy)

Shimmy, (ye-eah) woo!

Is all I can do, now

Shimmy, shimmy, a-all night long

Shimmy, shimmy, a-all day, too

FADES-

Shimmy, shimmy

Oh, early in the mo’nin

Lucille (ye-eah!)

Is gonna sock it to me, now

Shimmy, shimmy