Baby's in the bathtub countin' from one to five Mama's in the front room diggin' on the jump 'n' jive Grandma's in the kitchen waitin' on Pop to arrive
Little Sally Mae's got her cheek to the window-pane Crazy Aunt Mary's out dancin' in the pourin' rain But Pop's at the hop and he threw away his walkin' cane
Hop hop hippety hop I love you, baby, from the bottom to the top Hip hop hippety hep I wanna dance with you, baby, with a brand new step And I won't be happy till we're rockin' at the hop tonight
My daddy used to tell me, "Sonny, don't you ever be late You gotta speak from the heart 'cause it's better to love than hate You'll be better off when you're standing at heaven's gate"
"You gotta bend from the hip if you wanna make it through the hoop You gotta hold on tight when life does a loop-de-loop Now be a good boy and help your mama with the kitchen soup"
Hop hop hippety hop I love you, baby, from the bottom to the top Hip hop hippety hep I wanna dance with you, baby, with a brand new step And I won't be happy till we're rockin' at the hop tonight