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The Peppermint Twist:Chubby Checker.
Joey Dee & the Starlighters
made this a big hit in '62.
#1. 
DWell, they've got a new dance and it goes like this..
(Bop shoo..bop, a bop..mm bop..mm shoo..bop)
yeah, the Gname of the dance is the Peppermint Twist,
D(Bop, bop shoo..bop, a bop..mm bop..mm shoo..bop)
well, you Alike it like this, the Peppermint DTwist.
D(Bop bop shoo..bop, a boppa boppa shoo..bop)
CHORUS: 
DYou go round and round, up and down,
Ground and round, Dup and down,
Around and around and...Gup and down,
and Done, two, three, kick, one, two, three, jump.
#2.
DWell, meet me, baby, down on 45th Street,
(Bop bop shoo..bop, a boppa boppa shoo..bop)
Gwhere the Peppermint Twisters meet,
D(Bop bop shoo..bop, a boppa boppa shoo..bop)
and you'll Alearn to do this, the Peppermint DTwist.
(Bop shoo..bop, boppa boppa shoo..bop)
#3. 
DIt's alright, all night, it's alright,
(it's alright, it's alright, it's alright),
it's Gokay, all day, it's Dokay
(it's okay, it's okay, it's okay)
you'll Alearn to do this, the Peppermint DTwist.
CHORUS:         
REPEAT #3.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Peppermint Twist

by Chubby Checker

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The Peppermint Twist:Chubby Checker.

Joey Dee & the Starlighters

made this a big hit in '62.

#1.

Well, they've got a new dance and it goes like this..

(Bop shoo..bop, a bop..mm bop..mm shoo..bop)

yeah, the name of the dance is the Peppermint Twist,

(Bop, bop shoo..bop, a bop..mm bop..mm shoo..bop)

A D

well, you like it like this, the Peppermint Twist.

(Bop bop shoo..bop, a boppa boppa shoo..bop)

CHORUS:

You go round and round, up and down,

G D

round and round, up and down,

A G

round and around and...up and down,

and one, two, three, kick, one, two, three, jump.

#2.

Well, meet me, baby, down on 45th Street,

(Bop bop shoo..bop, a boppa boppa shoo..bop)

where the Peppermint Twisters meet,

(Bop bop shoo..bop, a boppa boppa shoo..bop)

A D

and you'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(Bop shoo..bop, boppa boppa shoo..bop)

#3.

It's alright, all night, it's alright,

(it's alright, it's alright, it's alright),

G D

it's okay, all day, it's okay

(it's okay, it's okay, it's okay)

A D

you'll learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

CHORUS:

REPEAT #3.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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