Now there's a dance I can see that the kids all do It's called "the Mess Around", you can mess around too Come on mess around, yeah it's Mess Around You do the Mess Around, everybody do the Mess Around Now you see that chick with that diamond ring She knows how to shake that thing She can mess around, yeah she can mess around She do the Mess Around, everybody do the Mess Around Come on baby, let's mess child, yeah! Ah it's nice, baby, come on! Now there's a dance that Ray Charles revived You can do it, it will keep you alive He does the Mess Around, yeah he does the Mess Around Come on and mess around, everybody do the Mess Around Now you see that gal with the red dress on She'll do the rock and roll, baby all night long That's the Mess Around, yes It's Mess around You do the Mess Around, everybody do the Mess Around Oh come on and mess baby, yeah you can mess, baby Oh now you can mess around, yeah yeah you can mess around Live down, live down to the Mess Around Everybody do the Mess Around

'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

Police, won't you grant me my release? I should be a freeman now at least, I'm no robber I'm no thief. I should be a freeman on the street. A freeman on the street. Hey little darlin you sleep tight. I'm a be a little late tonight. Found myself in a situation, Lost my temper and my patience. It's the simple things that are the wind beneath my wings. I never trouble nobody, I never trouble no one. Police, you mista officer! Won't you grant me my release? I should be a freeman now at least, Whi ya pressure mi for aye? I'm no robber I'm no thief. I should be a freeman on the street. A freeman on the street. Now baby I have some news, They say my bail was refused. But I will see you someday, somehow in someway. It's the simple things that are the wind beneath my wings. I never trouble nobody, I never trouble no one. Police, you mista officer! Won't you grant me my release? I should be a freeman now at least, Whi ya pressure mi for aye? I'm no robber I'm no thief. A freeman on the street. Solitary soldier I'm candid I told ya, It landed me humbled and reprimanded, I man demanded my last phone call, Without much success at all. They say I'm a criminal but the wicked must fall. Freedom gone and we still stand tall. Dem say "freeze!" and we say; "What for? We already have respect for da law" So... Police, you mista officer! Won't you grant me my release? I should be a freeman now at least, Whi ya pressure mi for aye? I'm no robber I'm no thief. I should be a freeman on the street. A freeman on the street.