Peppermint Twist:The Sweet.
#1 in Australia in 1974 on RCA Records.
(Cover of the Joey Dee And The Starlighters hit..
 #8 in 1962.)

INTRO: ( E5 )...B/ A/  ( E5 )...B/ A/ E5

#1.
E5
Well, gonna do a dance and it goes like this..

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
        A5
And the name of the dance is the Peppermint Twist.
 E5
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
      B5            A5                    E5
Oh, I like it like this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

CHORUS:
E5
Round and round, up and down..
A5                E5
Round and round, up and down..
B5                        A5
Around and around, and a up and down and a
E5
one, two, three kick, one, two, three jump.

(INTERLUDE:) E5 E5 A5 E5 B5 A5 E5

#2.
E5
Well, meet me, baby, on a 45th Street..

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
   A5
To dance to the Peppermint Twist is neat.
 E5
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
         B5           A5                    E5
Ya gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

#3.
E5
It's alright, all night..it's alright..

(alright, alright, alright.)
      A5                   E5
It's okay..all day..it's okay..

(okay, okay, okay.)
          B5           A5                    E5
You wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

#4.
E5
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
          A5                           E5
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
         B5           A5                    E5
Ya wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah)

#5. (SPOKEN:)
E5
Come on everybody, lend a hand..ah, you're looking good.

I'm gonna sing my song and it won't take long..

we're gonna do the Twist and it goes like this.

CHORUS:
E5
Round and round, up and down..
A5                E5
Round and round, up and down..
B5                        A5
Around and around, and a up and down and a
E5
one, two, three kick, one, two, three, go!..


(INTERLUDE:) E5 E5

A5               E5              B5     A5     E5
Ooooo, bop-bop..oooo, bop-bop..oooo, oooo, oooo,

bop-bop.

#5.
E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
          B5           A5                    E5
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)


#6.
E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
          B5           A5                    E5
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

#7.
E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
          B5           A5                    E5
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

OUTRO:
E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
          B5           A5                    E5
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) (Fade.)


A sixties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.