THE LOCO-MOTION

(by Gerry Goffin and Carole King)

Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now
_Come on baby, _do the Loco-motion
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now
_Come on baby, _do the Loco-motion

  My little baby sister can do it with ease
  It's easier than learnin' your ABC's
  So come on, come on, do _the Loco-motion with 
  _me

        You got to swing your hips now
    [_] ... Come on baby
    Jump up, jump back
    Well I think you've got the knack

Now that you can do it, let's make a chain now
_Come on baby, _do the Loco-motion
A chugga-chugga motion like a railroad train
_Come on baby, _do the Loco-motion

  Do it nice and easy now, don't lose control
  A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
  Come on, come on, do _the Loco-motion with 
  _me

        You got to swing your hips now
    [_] ... Come on baby
    Jump up, jump back
    Well I think you've got the knack

Move around the floor in a Loco-motion
_Come on baby, _do the Loco-motion
Do it holding hands if you do get the notion
_Come on baby, _do the Loco-motion

  There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
  It even makes you happy when you're feelin' blue
  So come on, come on, do _the Loco-motion with 
  _me

        You got to swing your hips now
    [_] ... Come on baby
    Jump up, jump back
    Well I think you've got the knack

Move around the floor in a Loco-motion
_Come on baby, _do the Loco-motion
Do it holding hands if you do get the notion
_Come on baby, _do the Loco-motion

  There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
  It even makes you happy when you're feelin' blue
  So come on, come on, do _the Loco-motion with 
  _me ... [_] ...

  So come on, come on, do _the Loco-motion
  Come on, come on, do _the Loco-motion
  Come on, come on, do _the Loco-motion with _me

recording: Little Eva (Eva Boyd) (1962 album) [YouTube]

recording: Little Eva (Eva Boyd) (1965, ABC Television) [YouTube]

recording: Grand Funk Railroad (1974 album) [YouTube]

recording: Grand Funk Railroad (1974 live in concert) [YouTube]

recording: Kylie Minogue (1988 album) [YouTube]

recording: Kylie Minogue (1988 music video) [YouTube]

notes: song history [Wikipedia]