One! Get off your seat! Two! Stomp your boots to the beat! Three!
Throw your knees in the air! Four! Like you don't care!
We don't want to see you slammin' in the pit, NO! We don't want to seeour girlfriends kicked, NO! We just want to see you movin' faster andfaster, to the beat of the super ska master. Phonys like to slam tothe beat of ska, we're not against that, but for us there's more. Todance with us you needn't act like a jerk, skankin's meant for fun,not for getting hurt!
Skankin' numbers every night and day, skankin' by numbers is the onlyway, get off your seat and take a chance. Skankin' by numbers is theonly way to dance!
You can shave your head or pierce your nose, NOSE! Dress up inflannels or rudeboy clothes, CLOTHES! But where it matters is withyour shoes, that's where ska's for your stylin' moves. Skankin' aintjust dancing it's our way of life. Away from trouble, away fromstrife. Afraid of fun? Then you had better beware, because on thedance floor, we just don't care!
One! Get off your seat! Two! Stomp your boots to the beat! Three!
Throw your knees in the air! Four! Like you don't care!
Time to hit the floor, do it soon. Ska music's set to fill the room.
Have never skanked? Well it's time to start! Soon you will be arudeboy hot! Finally we'd like to stop and thank our roots, respectthe Specials, Maytals, and Toots! Wailing Wailers, Laurel Aitken, and(english) Beat but most of all the skatalites, they're music complete!
Skankin' numbers every night and day, skankin' by numbers is the onlyway, get off your seat and take a chance. Skankin' by numbers is theonly way to dance!
One! Get off your seat! Two! Stomp your boots to the beat! Three!
Throw your knees in the air! Four! Like you don't care!
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