let me tell you bout a place somewhere up a new york way where the people are so gay twistin the night away here they have a lot of fun puttin trouble on the run man you find the old and young twistin the night away they re twistin twistin everybody s feelin great they re twistin twistin they re twistin twistin the night away here s a man in evenin clothes how he got here i don t know but man you oughta see him go twistin the night away he s dancin with the chick in slacks she s a movin up and back man there ain t nothin like twistin the night away they re twistin twistin everybody s feelin great they re twistin twistin they re twistin the night away let s twist a while lean up lean back lean up lean back watusi now fly now twist they re twistin the night away here s a fella in blue jeans dancin with a older queen who s dolled up in a diamond rings and twistin the night away man you oughta see her go twistin to the rock and roll here you find the young and old twistin the night away they re twistin twistin man everybody s feelin great they re twistin twistin they re twistin the night away one more time lean up lean back lean up lean back watusi now fly now twist they re twistin the night away