Well, all my friends are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
All my friends are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound

Well, the doctor told me, Carl you need no pills
Yes, the doctor told me, boy, you don't need no pills
Just a handful of nickels, the juke box will cure your ills

Well, all my friends are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
All them cats are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound

Well, the old cat bug bit me, man, I don't feel no pain
Yeah, that jitterbug caught me, man, I don't feel no pain
I still love you baby, but I'll never be the same

I said, all my friends are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
All my friends are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound

Well, all my friends are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
All them cats are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound

Well, grand-pa Don got rhythm and he threw his crutches down
Oh the old boy Don got rhythm and blues and he threw that crutches down
Grand-ma, he ain't triflin', well the old boy's rhythm bound

Well, all them cats are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
All my friends are boppin' the bluesit must be goin' round
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound

A rock bop, rhythm and blues
A rock bop, rhythm and blues
A rock rock, rhythm and blues
A rock rock, rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, it must be goin' round