The Jerk

Album: The Jerk (1964)
Charted: 7
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  • Girl,hey what's that you're doin'?
    Girl, girl, what's that you're doin'?
    You've got to show me the steps to it
    Somehow I'm gonna learn how to do it
    Do the jerk,hey
    Do the jerk,girl,come on and work,hey
    Do the jerk

    Girl,how do you move your hips so fine?
    Girl (come on time)
    Work it out,right on time
    Everybodys got the beat,hey look at me
    Doin' the jerk,yeah,now watch me work
    Girl,now do the jerk, hey ,do the jerk

    Go on and soul,soul,soul,soul
    Soul everybody now,soul,soul,soul
    You don't know how to do it?
    Come on, gonna teach it to ya'
    I'm doin the jerk,yeah
    Watch me work, girl, now
    Do the jerk, come on time
    Do the jerk,let me see you work
    Do the jerk, everbody
    Do the jerk,come on now
    Do the jerk,with alittle bit of soul
    Do the jerk, show em girl
    Do the jerk,work,work,work,
    Do the jerk,come on girl
    Do the jerk,listen everybody
    Do the jerk,I like the way you work
    Do the jerk,with soul now,girl
    Do the jerk, hey hey! Writer/s: Don Julian
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Bob D. from Humboldt County Ca. I have a copy of this record that’s been played to death, in fact when you flip it over, you see a piece of yellowing tape where a crack has been repaired. It snaps, crackles and pops and the crack adds an extra pop to the rhythm.
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