Took my baby to the hop last night

What to my surprise

When we got there she hit me with the news

Right between the eyes

She said she couldn't do the cha, cha, cha...



I told her not to worry now

They'd play some other dance

But we sat there for an hour and a half

And we never got a chance

'Cause every song they played was the cha, cha, cha...



I told her not to worry

There's still one thing we can do

Let me take you by your hand tonight

I want to teach this dance to you

I taught my baby how to cha, cha, cha...



We kept on dancing for an hour or two

What do you think I'd see

We hadn't practiced for a time or two around

She was doing it better than me

You know my baby loves to cha, cha, cha...



Everybody loves to cha, cha, cha...

Little children love to cha, cha, cha

Everybody loves to cha, cha, cha...

Sam Cooke himself in the midnight hour

Everybody loves to cha, cha, cha