Intro    C     0:13

Verse 1
C
Wally's getting' anxious, thinkin' 'bout tonight. 
Bruce is all spiffy lookin' wicked, lookin' right. 
Eddie's getting' spruced, and Donna's getting' loose. 
They're passin' round the bottle, and they're gettin' good and juiced. 
F
B.G.'s winin', dinin', checkin' talent at the club. 
C
Skipper's hauntin' second, lookin' forward to his rub. 
    G
The busters from the country, and the hitters from the shop, 
C  ]
Everybody wants to do the horizontal bop.   0:36

Verse 2
C
Someone bring the records, someone get the brew, 
Someone get a house, buddy we'll know what to do. 
Someone tell the ladies, someone make a deal, 
If we can't find a house, someone better find a field.
F
Grass is good as carpet, anyplace is fine, 
     C
It's time to get to rockin', babe it's time to make it shine. 
G
Tell 'em we'll be dancin', dancin' till we drop, 
     C ]
It's time to get down and do the horizontal bop.    1:04

Instrumental   ( x 2, like verses )   C     F  C  G  C          1:54

Verse 3
        C 
They're fillin' up the corners, they're fillin' up the streets, 
You can feel the tension, you can almost feel the heat. 
The music's gettin' louder, the beat's gittin' fast, 
Summer's finally made it, yeah its finally here at last     2:07
    F
The pony cars are cruisin' on Woodward Avenue,
C
Go and try to pass 'em, they'll smoke you if you do. 
    G
The whole town's shakin' from the bottom to the top, 
C  ]
Everybody wants to do the horizontal bop.    2:19

Runout
    G
The busters from the country, and the hitters from the shop, 
C  ]
Everybody wants to do the horizontal bop.   
G
Tell 'em we'll be dancin', dancin' till we drop,
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Everybody wants to do the Horizontal Bop  2:32