TEACH ME HOW TO SHIMMY
(Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)

The Isley Brothers - 1961
The Coasters - 1962


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) 
Teach me how to shimmy 
Like you and Daddy do (come on get it, come on get it) 
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