Mama you taught me how to do the bop You taught me how to boogie real slow - yeah You taught me how to twist and you taught me how to slop Mama teach me one thing more Come on and teach me how to shimmy Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it) Teach me how to shimmy - huh huh So I can shimmy too (come on get it) Mama there's gonna be a dance tonight You gotta teach me the ball creep - yeah And Mama if I can't do it right You know Gerry's gonna steal my guy Come on and teach me how to shimmy Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it) Teach me how to shimmy - huh huh So I can shimmy too (come on get it) I can hully gully good as Gerry can But Mama hully gully ain't win it My little boy he loves that we gonna cheat And there's only one thing - gonna get it now And teach me how to shimmy Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it) Teach me how to shimmy - woh oh So I can shimmy too (come on get it) Shimmy Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it) Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it) Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it) Teach me how to shimmy - woh oh So I can shimmy too Calamit