I was a city child with a dead-end smile A worms-eye point of view I knew my way, I was a back-street stray And I had my eyes on you Now I got this friend, he's a screwdriver-jiver You know some kind of automobeat on the street And he has converted me to rock 'n' roll Now I just wanna dance to, Honaloochie boogie, yeah Get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine Honaloochie boogie yeah, you sure started something Honaloochie boogie, yeah, get in time, Don't worry 'bout the shirt shine Honaloochie boogie yeah, you sure started something My hair gets longer as the beat gets stronger Wanna tell Chuck Berry my news Now I get my kicks outta guitar licks And I've sold my steel-toed shoes Now I got this friend and he's a spider west-sider You know, he's hung up on a protection rejection thing But I have made him see the lights He just wanna dance to, Honaloochie boogie, yeah Get in time, don't worry 'bout the shirt shine Honaloochie boogie yeah, you sure started something Honaloochie boogie, yeah, get in time, Don't worry 'bout the shirt shine Honaloochie boogie yeah, you sure started something Honaloochie boogie yeah, get in time, Don't worry 'bout the shirt shine Honaloochie boogie yeah, you sure started something Honaloochie boogie, yeah...