Peppermint Twist:The Sweet.
#1 in Australia in 1974 on RCA Records.
(Cover of the Joey Dee And The Starlighters hit..
#8 in 1962.)
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.)
B A E
Oh, I like it like this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
CHORUS:
E
Round and round, up and down..
A E
Round and round, up and down..
B A
Around and around, and a up and down and a
E
one, two, three kick, one, two, three jump.
(INTERLUDE:) E E7 A E B A E
#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.)
B A E
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.)
A E
It's okay..all day..it's okay..
(okay, okay, okay.)
B A E
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)
A E
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
B A E
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..
A E
Round and round, up and down..
B A
Around and around, and a up and down and a
E
one, two, three kick, one, two, three, go!..
(INTERLUDE:) E E7
A E B A E
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.)
B A E
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.)
B A E
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.)
B A E
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.)
B A E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) (Fade.)
A sixties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
