Nickel is a nickel, dime is dime, get you
a girl, you can have a good time.
You gotta step it up and go you gotta step
it up and go.
Well, you can't stand back, you gotta step
it up and go.
#2.
Two old maids, sittin' in the sand, each one
wishin' that the other was a man.
You gotta step it up and go you gotta step
it up and go.
Well, you can't stand back, you gotta step
it up and go.
#3.
Shootin' dice, got your money on the floor.
Up comes the law and knocks on the door.
You gotta step it up and go you gotta step
it up and go.
Well, you can't stand back, you gotta step
it up and go.
#4.
She may be old, ninety years, but she ain't
too old for to shift her gears.
You gotta step it up and go you gotta step
it up and go.
Well, you can't stand back, you gotta step
it up and go.
#5.
Jumped in the river, started to drown, thought
about my woman and I turned around.
You gotta step it up and go you gotta step
it up and go.
Well, you can't stand back, you gotta step
it up and go.
#6.
I knocked on the door about half past ten
she said listen here, baby, you can't come in.
You gotta step it up and go you gotta step
it up and go.
Well, you can't stand back, you gotta step
it up and go.
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh
Whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh whoa-ooh-ohh-ohh (x2) (Fade.)