You Can't Sit Down
Len Barry Lyrics

Hey pretty baby! (you can't sit down)
Addressing the listener, telling them that they cannot sit down and must dance

A don't you hear the drummer thumpin' (you can't sit down)
Pointing out the drumbeat and encouraging the listener to dance to it

You gotta shake it like a crazy (you can't sit down)
Encouraging the listener to dance wildly and let loose

Because the band is sayin' something (you can't sit down)
Implying that the music has a message and the listener must move to it

And everybody is a jumpin' (you can't sit down)
Observing that everyone else is dancing and the listener cannot be left out

You gotta slop, bop, flip flop, hip hop Never stop (You can't sit down, you can't sit down)
Listing various dance moves that the listener should perform and emphasizing that they should not stop dancing

You gotta move, move, move, a round and round (You can't sit down, you can't sit down)
Repeating that the listener needs to keep moving and should not stop dancing

You gotta fly, fly, fly, way off the ground You're puttin down, a crazy, shout No, no, you can't sit down, no, no, you can't sit down
Suggesting that the listener should leap into the air while dancing and shout in excitement, and repeating that they cannot stop dancing

When you're on South Street (you can't sit down)
Naming a specific location where the listener may hear music and must dance

And the band is really bootin' (you can't sit down)
Noticing that the band is playing energetically and that the listener must match their energy with dancing

You hear the hip beat with the back beat (you can't sit down)
Referring to the rhythm and urging the listener to dance to it

And you see the gang a groovin' (you can't sit down)
Observing that others are also dancing and indicating that the listener should join in

You gotta get your bottom movin' (you can't sit down)
Telling the listener to start dancing and emphasizing movement of the hips

You gotta make it, break it, shake it all around You can't sit down, you can't sit down
Encouraging the listener to vary their dance moves and to keep dancing

A, yea, yea, yea, hey pretty baby You know you really dance so fine now You're really shakin' like a crazy A don't you down lead the line now We're gonna do it one more time now You got to make it, break it, shake it, all around (You can't sit down, you can't sit down)
Flattering the listener, indicating that they are dancing well and urging them to continue dancing, repeating the call to keep moving

(You can't sit down, you can't sit down) You gotta move, move, move, a round and round (You can't sit down, you can't sit down) You gotta fly, fly, fly, way off the ground...
Repeating that the listener cannot stop dancing and must keep moving and jumping