'Bout this dance called The Mess Around Baby, dig what I'm puttin' down You can Pony with Tony Twist with Mr. Lee But if you're gonna mess around Mess Around with me Now do The Shimmy with Timmy Hucklebuck with Dee But if you're gonna mess around You better Mess Around with me All the other dances you are free But you better save the last dance for me And you can Cha-Cha with Charlie Stroll with Stagger Lee But if you're gonna mess around Mess Around with me Now you can Pony with Tony Come on now Boogedy-boogedy-boogedy-boogedy-shoop Boogedy-boogedy-boogedy-boogedy-shoop Boogedy-boogedy-boogedy-boogedy-shoop Ah-ah Hey, do The Twist with Mr. Lee One more time Round and around and around Round and around and around and around Round and around and around and around But if you're gonna mess around You better Mess Around with me All the other dances you are free But you better save the last dance for me Hully Gully with Harry Slop on top of me But if you're gonna mess around Hear me? Mess Around with me Oh, Birdland with Furdie Do The Chicken with Cindy Watusi with Susie Twist with my little sis Ah, but if you're gonna mess around, baby