Everybody, fall in line
Grab your partner and get back on time
Big fat ma and skinny pa
Gonna do a dance you never saw

Now big fat ma and skinny pa start dancing
The latest step with lot of pep, so entrancing
Ma she cut out, pa he did the pigeon wing
Everybody starts singing, "shake that thing"
When big fat ma and skinny pa dance

Now big fat ma and skinny pa start dancing
All the latest steps with lot of pep, so entrancing, now looka here
The grand old ma and pa made an O
And every show, the shaker started shaking some more
Hey big fat ma, skinny pa, that's all, hey hey