it s groovin timethat s what my baby told me if you can t groove me boy you might as well let me be it s lovin timethat s what my baby told me if you can t love me boy you might as well let me be now she said she don t want me hanging in the street don t want me going down seeing old pete hanging out on broadway is not her stick staying up late at night is not her kick wants me to tease her all the time wants me to love her later in the night that s what she told me if you can t do it boy you might as well let me be baby it s groovin timethat s what my baby told me if you can t groove me boy you might as well let me be said she don t want me shootin no pool running in the street acting like a dog gone fool said she just want me to stay at home just tend to my businessleave other people alone said she don t want me hanging in them nightclubs all them broadway funky funky nightclubs that s what she told me if you can t do it boy you might as well let me be it s groovin timethat s what my baby told me if you can t groove me boy you might as well let me be