Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now
Come on baby, do the locomotion
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now
Come on baby, do the locomotion

My little baby sister can do it with ease
It's easier than learning your A B C's
So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me

You gotta swing your hips now
Come on baby, jump up, jump up, jump back, jump back
Well, I think you got the knack, oh

Now that you can do it let's make a chain now
Make a chain and do the locomotion
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train now
Come on baby, do the locomotion

Do it nice and easy now don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me

You gotta swing your hips now
Come on baby, jump up, jump up, jump back, jump back
Well, I think you got the knack
Come on, come on, come on

Move around the floor in a locomotion
Come on baby, do the locomotion
Do it holding hands if you got the notion
If you got the notion, locomotion

There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue
So come on, come on, do the loco-motion with me

Swing your hips now
Come on baby, jump up, jump up, jump back, jump back
Well, I think you got the knack
Come on, come on, come on, do the locomotion
Come on, come on, come on, do the locomotion
Come on, do it