You can‘t sit down (1963) (video) (midi)

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1. Hey, pretty baby (you can‘t sit down),

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don‘t you hear the drummer thumpin‘ (you can‘t sit down),

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you gotta shake it like a-crazy (you can‘t sit down),

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‘cause the band is sayin‘ something (you can‘t sit down).

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Everybody is a jumpin‘ (you can‘t sit down),

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you gotta slop, bop, flip, flop, hip hop all around.

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(You can‘t sit down, you can‘t sit down),

you gotta move, move, move around and round.

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(You can‘t sit down, you can‘t sit down),

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you gotta fly, fly, fly way off the ground.

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They‘re puttin‘ down a crazy sound,

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no no, you can‘t sit down, no, no, you can‘t sit down.

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2. When you‘re on South Street (you can‘t sit down),

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and the band is really bootin‘ (you can‘t sit down),

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you hear the hippy with the back beat (you can‘t sit down),

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and you see the gang a-groovin‘ (you can‘t sit down).

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Gotta get your bottom movin‘ (you can‘t sit down),

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you gotta make it, break it, shake it all around.

+ CHORUS

+ E - A - E - B7 - A - E

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3. A-yeah, yeah, yeah ! Hey pretty baby (you can‘t sit down),

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a don‘t you really dance divine now (you can‘t sit down),

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you‘re really shakin‘ like a-crazy (you can‘t sit down),

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a don‘t you never leave the line now (you can‘t sit down).

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A gonna do it one more time now (you can‘t sit down),

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you gotta slop, bop, flip, flop, hip hop, never stop.

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(You can‘t sit down, you can‘t sit down),

you gotta move, move, move around and round.

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(You can‘t sit down, you can‘t sit down),

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you gotta fly, fly, fly way off the ground.

B7 A

They‘re puttin‘ down a crazy sound,

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no no, you can‘t sit down, no, no, you can‘t sit down.

+ repeat CHORUS ….

(orig. = capo 1st) (The Dovells)