Back To The Hop
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Back To The Hop:Danny And The Juniors.
#80 on BB Hot 100 on Quality Records
in 1961.
Intro: A# F
F
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go,
A#
let's go..everybody, back to the Hop.
#1.
A#
Well, it's Saturday night..I got a dollar
in my pocket..(dollar in my pocket.)
A#
I'm going back to the hop and I'm really
gonna rock it..(really gonna rock it.)
D#
I heard the jockey on the radio announce
it today..(shop-shop-doo-wop-shop-shop-
shoo-wop.)
A#
he said he's got a lot of records he'll be
giving away..(giving away.)
F D#
So, put your Twisting dress on..cause we gotta
A# F
be gone..back to the Hop..(oh, yeah.)
[Refrão]A#
We'll do the Twist..(around and around..and
around and around.)
A#
And then we'll Fish..(do the Fish, do the
Gm
Fish, hey, hey.)
A#
Pony Time is so doggone fine..(boogity-boogity-
boogity-boogity-shoot.)
F
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, everybody..
A#
Back to the Hop.
(INTERLUDE:) A D A E D A E
#2.
A#
Well, a lot a famous record stars are making
the scene..(making the scene.)
A#
You know, a cat from South Philly and a guy from
New Orleans..(guy from New Orleans.)
D#
They're gonna sing to the records while the kids
all shout..(shop-shop-doo-bop-shop-shop-shoo-bop.)
A#
And then they'll autograph their pictures, then
they'll pass them out..(pass them out.)
F D#
You know it's lots of fun..come on, we better run..
A# F
back to the Hop..(oh, yeah.)
Chorus:
A#
We'll do the Twist..(around and around..and
around and around.)
A#
And then we'll Fish..(do the Fish, do the
Gm
Fish, hey, hey.)
A#
Pony Time is so doggone fine..(boogity-boogity-
boogity-boogity-shoot.)
F
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go,
A#
let's go..everybody, back to the Hop.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
How to play Back To The Hop
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The first identified chord is A#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
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