OLIVER TWIST
(McKuen / Shelley)

Rod McKuen - 1961


O...L...I...V...E...R...Oliver, twist, yeah

You ought to see Oliver, go go Oliver
You ought to see Oliver twist

He can't mow the grass
Falls asleep in grammar class
But he's a sight on Saturday night
You oughta see Oliver, go go Oliver
You oughta see Oliver twist

He can't drive like Jim
Every tree bumps into him
But on the floor he makes 'em roar
You oughta see Oliver, go go Oliver
You oughta see Oliver twist

He can't write a letter
'Cause he can't spell
The girls, they wanna wear his sweater
To catch the eye of that a-fabulous guy

He can't sing on pitch
But he's a panic with his twitch
He raises dickens with them chickens
You oughta see Oliver, go go Oliver
You oughta see Oliver twist

(Instrumental Break)

He can't write a letter
The cat can't spell
The girls, they wanna wear his sweater
To catch the eye of that fabulous guy

He can't sing on pitch
But he's a panic with his twitch
He raises dickens with them chickens
You oughta see Oliver, go go Oliver
You oughta see Oliver twist

Yes, yes, yes
You ought to see Oliver twist
Oh, oh, oh, oh
You ought to see Oliver twist



(Transcribed by Monique Adriaansen & Mel Priddle - June 2004)