The Sweet - Peppermint Twist

      
 
 Peppermint Twist:The Sweet.
 #1 in Australia in 1974 on RCA Records.
 (Cover of the Joey Dee And The Starlighters hit..
 #8 in 1962.)
 
 INTRO: (E)...B// A// (E)...B// A// E
 
 #1.
 E                                             
 Well, gonna do a dance and it goes like this..
 
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
         A                                         
 And the name of the dance is the Peppermint Twist.
  E                               
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
       B            A                    E     
 Oh, I like it like this, the Peppermint Twist.
 
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
 
 CHORUS:
 E                             
 Round and round, up and down..
 A                E            
 Round and round, up and down..
 B                        A                
 Around and around, and a up and down and a
 E                                          
 one, two, three kick, one, two, three jump.
 
 (INTERLUDE:) E E7 A E B A E
 
 #2.
 E                                      
 Well, meet me, baby, on a 45th Street..
 
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
    A                                     
 To dance to the Peppermint Twist is neat.
  E                               
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
          B           A                    E     
 Ya gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
 
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
 
 #3.
 E                                      
 It's alright, all night..it's alright..
 
 (alright, alright, alright.)
       A                   E    
 It's okay..all day..it's okay..
 
 (okay, okay, okay.)
           B           A                    E     
 You wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
 
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
 
 #4.
 E 
  

 Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
 

 A E 
   

 Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey) Hey-ey-ey-ey (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
 

          B           A                    E     
 Ya wanna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
 
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah)
 
 #5. (SPOKEN:)
 E                                                       
 Come on everybody, lend a hand..ah, you're looking good.
 
 I'm gonna sing my song and it won't take long..
 
 we're gonna do the Twist and it goes like this.
 
 CHORUS:
 E                             
 Round and round, up and down..
 A                E            
 Round and round, up and down..
 B                        A                
 Around and around, and a up and down and a
 E                                           
 one, two, three kick, one, two, three, go!..
 
 (INTERLUDE:) E E7
 
 A               E              B     A     E    
 Ooooo, bop-bop..oooo, bop-bop..oooo, oooo, oooo,
 
 bop-bop.
 
 #5.
 E                                                
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
 
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                   A                              
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                   E                              
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
           B           A                    E     
 I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
 
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
 
 #6.
 E                                                
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
 
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                   A                              
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                   E                              
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
           B           A                    E     
 I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
 
 #7.
 E                                                
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
 
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                   A                              
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                   E                              
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
           B           A                    E     
 I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.)
 
 OUTRO:
 E                                                
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
 
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                   A                              
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
                   E                              
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
           B           A                    E     
 I'm gonna learn to do this, the Peppermint Twist.
 (pap shoo ah, papa papa shoo ah.) (Fade.)
 
 A sixties/seventies smash from Kraziekhat.