| An old cool cat from way downtown | 
| He’s been boppin' all around | 
| This old world were living fast | 
| Afraid some day were gonna run outta gas | 
| If you’re travellin' that way too | 
| I’ll tell you folks what you better do | 
| You gotta, stop, look and listen | 
| Don’t know what you’re missin' | 
| Stop, look and listen | 
| You might be missin', kissin' | 
| If you’re travellin' slow | 
| You’ll go a long long way | 
| Well, farmer Jones he came to town | 
| Saw that boppin' all around | 
| Learned to do it, there’s no doubt | 
| Fraid some day he’ll burn his motor out | 
| If you’re travellin' that way too | 
| I’ll tell you folks what you better do | 
| You gotta stop, look and listen | 
| Don’t know what you’re missin' | 
| Stop, look listen | 
| You might be missin', kissin' | 
| If you’re travellin' slow | 
| You’ll go a long long way | 
| First came the boogie, then the bunny hop | 
| Now the | 
| (Rumble, samba) | 
| Then the bop | 
| I don’t know what’s comin' next | 
| This old world’s in a terrible fix | 
| If you’re travellin' that way too | 
| I’ll tell you folks what you better do | 
| You gotta stop, look and listen | 
| Don’t know what you’re missin' | 
| Stop, look listen | 
| You might be missing kissin' | 
| If you’re travellin' slow | 
| You’ll go a long long way | 
| I know a cool cat from way outta town | 
| He’s been boppin' all around | 
| This old world we’re living fast | 
| Afraid some day were gonna run outta gas | 
| If you’re travellin' that way too | 
| I’ll tell you folks what you better do | 
| You gotta stop, look and listen | 
| You don’t know what you’re missin' | 
| Stop, look listen | 
| You might be missin', kissin' | 
| If you’re travellin' slow | 
| You’ll go a long long way |