Intro: (E)...B// A// (E)...B// A// E
#1.
E
Well, gonna do a dance and it goes like this..
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
A
And the name of the dance is the Peppermint Twist.
E
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
BAE
Oh, I like it like this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
Chorus:
E
Round and round, up and down..
AE
Round and round, up and down..
BA
Around and around, and a up and down and a
E
one, two, three kick, one, two, three jump.
(Interlude:) EE7AEBAE
#2.
E
Well, meet me, baby, on a 45th Street..
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
A
To dance to the Peppermint Twist is neat.
E
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
BAE
Ya gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
#3.
E
It's alright, all night..it's alright..
(alright, alright, alright.)
AE
It's okay..all day..it's okay..
(okay, okay, okay.)
BAE
You wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
#4.
E
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
AE
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
BAE
Ya wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah)
#5. (SPOKEN:)
E
Come on everybody, lend a hand..ah, you're looking good.
I'm gonna sing my song and it won't take long..
we're gonna do the Twist and it goes like this.
Chorus:
E
Round and round, up and down..
AE
Round and round, up and down..
BA
Around and around, and a up and down and a
E
one, two, three kick, one, two, three, go!..
(Interlude:) EE7AEBAE
Ooooo, bop-bop..oooo, bop-bop..oooo, oooo, oooo,
bop-bop.
#5.
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
BAE
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
#6.
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
BAE
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
#7.
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
BAE
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
Outro:
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
BAE
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) (Fade.)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.