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: ( E )...B// A//  ( E )...B// A// E

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

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
        A
And the name of the dance is the Peppermint Twist.
 E
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
      B            A                    E
Oh, I like it like this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

CHORUS:
E
Round and round, up and down..
A                E
Round and round, up and down..
B                        A
Around and around, and a up and down and a
E
one, two, three kick, one, two, three jump.

(INTERLUDE:) E E7 A E B A E

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

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
   A
To dance to the Peppermint Twist is neat.
 E
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
         B           A                    E
Ya gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

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

(alright, alright, alright.)
      A                   E
It's okay..all day..it's okay..

(okay, okay, okay.)
          B           A                    E
You wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

#4.
E
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
          A                           E
Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
         B           A                    E
Ya wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah)

#5. (SPOKEN:)
E
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:
E
Round and round, up and down..
A                E
Round and round, up and down..
B                        A
Around and around, and a up and down and a
E
one, two, three kick, one, two, three, go!..


(INTERLUDE:) E E7

A               E              B     A     E
Ooooo, bop-bop..oooo, bop-bop..oooo, oooo, oooo,

bop-bop.

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

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
          B           A                    E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.

(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)


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

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
          B           A                    E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

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

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
          B           A                    E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)

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

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                  E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
          B           A                    E
I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
(pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) (Fade.)


A sixties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.