We´re goin´ hoppin´ (Hop) We´re goin´ hoppin´ today Where things are poppin´ (Pop) The Philadelphia way We´re gonna drop in (Drop)
On all the music they play On the Bandstand (Bandstand)
We´re goin´ swingin´ (Swing) We´re gonna swingin´ the crowd And we´ll be clingin´ (Cling) And floatin´ high as a cloud The phones are ringin´ (Ring) My mom and dad are so proud I´m on Bandstand (Bandstand) And I´ll jump, and hey, I may even show ´em my handstand Because I´m on, because I´m on the American Bandstand When we dance real slow I´ll show all the guys in the grandstand What a swinger I am, I am on American Bandstand
We´re goin´ hoppin We´re goin´ hoppin today Where things are poppin The Philadelphia way We´re gonna drop in On all the music they play On the Bandstand (Bandstand)
Bandstand Bandstand Bandstand Bandstand The Bandstand The Bandstand (What d´ya know--Here on the show--ready to go--what a pro)
Hey I´m makin´ my mark Gee, this joint is jumpin´ They made such a fuss just to see us arrive
Hey, it´s Mr. Dick Clark What a place you´ve got here Swell spot the music´s hot here Best in the east, give it at least a seventy five!
Now for all you Joe´s here goes my American handstand Because I´m on, because I´m on the American Bandstand As we dance real slow I´m showin´ the guys in the grandstand That I like my girl, but I love American Bnadstand
The singers´ croonin´ He ain´t the greatest but gee My baby´s swoonin´
In front of all of TV So if you tune in You´ll see my baby and me On the Bandstand (Bandstand)
And now we´re hoppin And we´ll be hopppin all day When things are poppin The philadelphia way And you can drop in On all the music they play On the Bandstand Bandstand
And we´ll rock and roll and stroll on American Lindy hop and slop, it´s American Tune in, I´m on, Turn on, I´m in, I´m on