Chubby Checker felt so glad When the twist sent New York mad But at length and at last The twist reach to Trinidad Trinidad as you know Is the land of calypso But listen to this I think we got the calypso twist I mean a little bit of limbo (limbo) And a little bit of Shango Then if you could bongo To the rhythm of calypso Ay ay ay ay oh! When the music start to play Is to see them break away Woman and man Twisting up their foot and their hand And when they drink and feeling sweet Is fête from the dance-hall 'til in the street That's why I insist We got the calypso twist I mean a little bit of limbo And a little touch of Shango Man if you could bongo To the rhythm of calypso Ay ay ay ay oh! Keep a big twist competition In every section of this island Look bacchanal When you reach up to Maraval Maraval got the belt right now For pelting bottle and making row But if you see them twist They knocking their heel and trembling like this With a little bit of limbo They believe in their Shango All of them could bongo To the rhythm of calypso Ay ay ay ay oh! Dances come, dances go I never see a dance that catch people so Chubby Checker That's a man we must remember He really made this dance popular But I was sorry for him in Astor Theatre A girl from Boissierre Make Chubby look like a square With a little touch of limbo And a sweet piece of Shango The girl could have bongo To the rhythm of calypso Ay ay ay ay oh!