Mtume - Hip Dip Skippedabeat lyrics

(Horns) Sha ba, sha ba, de da sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, do da
Sha ba, sha ba, de da sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, do da

He was slicker than slick
Some say "Hi!"pper than that
He wore zoot suit's and spats galore
And Stetson hats
Uh, he liked his pin stripes candy red
He was every lady's fantasy, or so they said

Hip Dip Skippedabeat was his name
Too cool to move my feet
The land from which he came

(Horns) Sha ba, sha ba, de da sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, do da


Sha ba, sha ba, de da
(I'm Hip Dip Skippedabeat) sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da (Too cool to move my feet)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da (Ice cold) sha ba, do da

While working and weaving at
The club one night
Dip laid eyes on a a sexy sight
She was stacked for days, and twice as cute
Dip said "What's your name?" –
She said "Juicy Fruit"

"Is it after some chewing material
That you are named?"
"No way, darling!" she exclaimed
"You see, I'm hot and cold
And as sweet as you
Ain't no need to talk (word)
'Cause you dig my style–I dig yours
'Nough said, let's walk"

(Hit me)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da (Hip Dip Skippedabeat)
Sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da (Too cool to move my feet)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da (Rhythm and roll)
Sha ba, do da (I said I'm)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da (Hip Dip Skippedabeat)
Sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da (Too cool to move my feet)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da (Ice cold) sha ba, do da

It was on the dance floor
That Dip and Juicy began to Smurf
Did not take long to see: he was on her turf
They bumped and boogied
I mean rocked the floor
Pop, snap, crackle, jump back
(right there) –and then some more

I mean she threw down sideways
Perpendicular and horizontal too
Even did something new on Dip
Something called Corkscrew (she could dance)
The crowd grew quiet
It was such a strange scene
Was the Dip whipped, and Juicy the Queen?

Sha ba, sha ba, de da sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, do da
Sha ba, sha ba, de da
(I'm Hip Dip Skippedabeat) sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da (Too cool to move my feet)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da (Ice cold) sha ba, do da

At that moment, Dip peeped that vibration
Could this be it? Was
His cool on cancellation?
Just then Dip did a number
I mean like a gyroscope
Something called transcendental body slamming
I mean, Dip went for broke

At that point Juicy surrendered
She said, "I guess I've been outdone"
Dip said, "Ain't no thing, just big fun
But you the baddest girl I'll ever see
You know, I rank you second only to me"

('Cause I'm) Sha ba, sha ba
De da (Hip Dip Skippedabeat) sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da (Too cool to move my feet)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da (Rhythm and roll)
Sha ba, do da (I said I'm) Sha ba, sha ba
De da (Hip Dip Skippedabeat) sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da (Too cool to move my feet)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da (Ice cold) sha ba, do da

Sha ba, sha ba, de da sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da sha ba, do da
(I said I'm) Sha ba, sha ba
De da (Hip Dip Skippedabeat) sha ba, do da
Sha ba, do da (Too cool to move my feet)
Sha ba, sha ba, de da
Sha ba, do da (Ice cold) sha ba, do da