Origineel
[Verse 1]
Come here, sister
Papa’s in the thing
Ain’t too hip
On that new breed thing
It ain’t no drag
Papa’s got a brand new bag
[Bridge]
He’s doing The Jerk
He’s doing The Fly
Don’t play him cheap
You know he’s not shy
He’s doing the fly
The Mash Potato, The Alligator
Jump back, Jack
See you later, alligator
[Verse 1 repeated]
Come here, sister
Papa’s in the thing
Ain’t too hip
On that new breed thing
Ain’t no drag
Papa’s bought himself a brand new bag
[Bridge]
Come on now, hey hey
Come on, he’s out of sight
He’s uptight
Come on and groove
Oh, you’re out of sight
Papa, got it, got it
Soul man, soul
Groovin’, he’s uptight
He outta sight
Mister Redding, that’s my name
Got it, yeah
He’s doing the Twist
He’s doing the fly
Don’t play him cheap
You know he’s not shy
The Mash Potato, the Alligator
Jump back Jack
See you later, alligator
[Verse 1 repeated]
Come here, sister
Papa’s in the thing
Ain’t too hip
On that new breed thing
Ain’t no drag
My mammy’s got a brand new bag
[Outro]
Come on now, hey hey
Comin’, comin’
Got it, I got it
Vertaling
[Verse 1]
Kom hier, zuster
Papa’s in het ding
Ain’t too hip
On that new breed thing
It ain’t no drag
Papa’s heeft een gloednieuwe tas
[Bridge]
He’s doing The Jerk
He’s doing The Fly
Speel niet met hem
Je weet dat hij niet verlegen is
He’s doing the fly
The Mash Potato, The Alligator
Spring terug, Jack
Zie je later, alligator
[Vers 1 herhaald]
Kom hier, zus
Papa’s in het ding
Ain’t too hip
On that new breed thing
Ain’t no drag
Papa heeft zich een gloednieuwe tas gekocht
[Bridge]
Kom op nu, hey hey
Kom op, hij is uit het zicht
He’s uptight
Kom op en groove
Oh, you’re out of sight
Papa, got it, got it
Soul man, soul
Groovin’, he’s uptight
He outta sight
Mister Redding, dat is mijn naam
Got it, yeah
He’s doing the Twist
He’s doing the fly
Don’t play him cheap
You know he’s not shy
De Mash Potato, de Alligator
Spring terug, Jack
Zie je later, alligator
[Vers 1 herhaald]
Kom hier, zus
Papa’s in the thing
Ain’t too hip
On that new breed thing
Ain’t no drag
My mammy’s got a brand new bag
[Outro]
Come on now, hey hey
Comin’, comin’
Ik heb het, ik heb het