The Locomotion
Words & Music:
Gerry Goffin & Carole
King
[n.c.]
Everybody's doing a brand new
dance now.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.
I know you'll get to like it
if you give it a chance, now.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.
D
B
My little baby sister can do
it with ease.
It's easier than learning your
ABC's.
D
A
D
So, come on, come on and do
the locomotion with me.
D
G
D
You got to swing your hips
now, come on, jump up, jump back!
A
Oh, well, I think you got the
knack! Whoa, whoa!
Now, that you can do it, well,
letÕs make a chain now.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.
A chugga chugga motion like a
railroad train now.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.
G
E
Do it nice and easy, now, and
don't lose control.
G
E
A little bit of rhythm and a
lot of soul.
D
A
D
Well, come on, come on and do
the locomotion with me
D G D G
D G D A
Whoa, whoa, move around the
floor in a locomotion.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.
Do it holding hands, if'n you
get the notion.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.
ThereÕs never been a dance
that so easy to do.
It even makes you happy when
youÕre feeling blue.
So, come on, come on and do
the locomotion with me.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.
So, come on, come on and do
the locomotion with me.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.
So, come on, come on and do
the locomotion with me.
Come on, baby, do the
locomotion. Come on, baby, do the
locomotion.