I want all you manfolk to fall in line
And shake yo shimmy like i´m shakin´ mine
You shake yo shimmy and you shake it fast
If you can´t shake the shimmy, shake it yes yes yes

And you´sa dirty mistreatin´ robber and a-cheatin´
Strip you in a desert and you pop aint yo cousin
And you mama do the lordylord

You´re to go with pop and runnin´ round the field
Slippin´ and a-slidin´ like an automobile
I hollared at poppa and told him to wait
He slipped away from me just like a cadillac snake

´Cause he´s a rotten mistreater, robber and a cheater
Slip you with a dozen, yo pop aint yo cousin´
And you mama do the lordylord!

Now i liked yo uncle, liked yo brother too
I did like yo papa but yo papa wouldn´t do
I met yo´ daddy on the carn the other day
You know about that ´cause he was funny that way

´Cause he´s a funny mistreater, robber and a cheater
Strip you in a dozen, yo pop is yo cousin
Yo mama do the lordylord!

Now God made´em an elephant, he made him stout
Wasn´t satisfied until he made him a snout
Made him a snout just as long as a rail
Wasn´t satisfied until he made him a tail
Made him a tail just to find the flies
Wasn´t satisfied until he made him some eyes
Made him some eyes just to look on the grass
He wasn´t satisfied until he made his yes-yes
Made his yes-yes-yes, did he get fixed
He wasn´t satisfied until he made him sick
He made him sick, oh lord, he made him well
You know about that ´cause the elephant cried out

He´s a funny mistreater, robber and a cheater
Strip you in a dozen, yo pop is yo cousin
Yo maaaaaama do the loooooordylooooord!
Wooooo!