High school confidential     (video)

 

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1.    You better open up, honey, it's your lover boy, me, that's a knockin' !

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    Why don’t you listen to me, sugar,

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    all the cats are at the High School rockin'.

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    Honey, get your boppin' shoes,

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    ‘fore the juke box blows a fuse !

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    Hey, everbody hoppin', everybody boppin',

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    boppin' at the High School Hop.

 

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They’re hoppin' at the High School Hop, shakin' at the High School Hop,

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oh, hoppin' at the High School Hop, rockin' at the High School Hop.

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Well, everybody's hoppin', everybody's boppin',

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boppin' at the High School Hop !

 

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2. Come on, little baby, let’s rock a little bit tonight, whoo,

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    let’s get with it, sugar, let’s shake it up tonight.

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    Well, my heart’s a beatin' rhythm

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    and my feet are moving smooth and light.

 

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Well, boppin' at the high school hop, boppin' at the high school hop,

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shakin' at the high school hop, movin' at the high school hop.

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Everybody's hoppin', everybody's boppin',

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boppin' at the High School Hop. Now let’s go !

 

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3. Well, now let me tell you something, baby,

 

    I'ma gonna give you some good news.

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    Look a-here, sweet mama, let's burn off both our shoes.

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    Well, my heart's a-beatin' rhythm and my soul is singin' the blues.

 

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Well, boppin' at the high school hop, hoppin' at the high school hop,

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we're just a-jumpin' at the high school hop,

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we're rollin' at the high school hop.

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Well, everybody hoppin'; Everybody's boppin',

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boppin' at the high school hop. Now let's go ! Woo !

 

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Well, boppin' at the high school hop, hoppin' at the high school hop,

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shakin' at the high school hop,

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we're just a-movin' and a-groovin' at the high school hop
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Well, everybody boppin', everybody's hoppin',

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boppin' at the high school hop !

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Jerry Lee Lewis)