Well, I went to the party feeling bad
Thinking it would be a flop (flop flop)
My good loving baby had stood me up
And I didn't wanna do the bop (bop bop)
I didn't wanna do the bop

I stood in a corner all alone
Watching 'em do the drag (what a drag)
When the queen of the hop
Strolled up to me
And asked me if I knew how
To shag (knew how to shag)
Asked me if I knew how to shag

Well, I knew how to walk
I knew how to slop
I knew how to pogo too (pogo)
I could chicken hop and cha cha cha
But the shag was totally new (shag shag)
The shag was totally new

She said, come on, man
Let's burn up the floor
The shag is easy to do (shag shag)
She showed me how
And in no time at all
I was shagging too (me too)
I was shagging too

Yeah, I'm so glad that I met that doll
Now I shag instead of bop (bop bop)
I'm her king and she's my queen
When we go to the hop (hop hop)
When we go to the hop

We shag instead of bop (bop bop)
We shag instead of bop
The shag is totally cool (shag shag)
The shag is totally cool
The shag is totally cool