say man they tell me you think you re pretty good don t you know you re in my neighbourhood they tell me you re pretty fast on your feet so i want you to meet me at the dance hall on market street you hear there s gonna be a showdown there s gonna be a showdown showdown oh yeah i ve got ten notches on my shoes when it comes to dancin i just can t lose they call me the top cat in this man s town so i want you to meet me before the sun goes down there s gonna be a showdown there s gonna be a showdown showdown oh yeah all the girls are losin faith in me don t seem like top cat s great as he used to be i know i m good so you better be better when you get out on the floor you better have your steps together there s gonna be a showdown there s gonna be a showdown showdown oh yeah now my reputation has been one of the fastest men alive so i m gonna see how good you are when i count to five oh man you better stop you can do better than that man will you move aside and let me get out here and do my jive there s gonna be a showdown there s gonna be a showdown showdown oh yeah