Come on do the jerk (come on do the jerk) Come on do the jerk (come on do the jerk) Everybody now gather around Get hip to the new sensation There's a brand new dance coming to your town And sweeping across the nation Come on do the jerk everybody (come on do the jerk) I said, come on do the jerk everybody (come on do the jerk) Now snap your back like a bullwhip crack Now jerk your hip, let your backbone slip You've done the monkey, you've done the twist