Well, I know a cool cat from way downtown, he’s been bopping all around

In this old world he’s living fast, someday, I’m afraid, he’s gonna run out of gas

So, if you’re traveling that way too, I’ll tell you, friend, what you’d better do

You gotta stop, look, and listen, hey, you don’t know what you’re missin’

You gotta stop, look, and listen, ‘cause you might be missin’ kissin’

If you’re travelin’ slow you’ll go a long, long way

Now, farmer Jones, he came to town and saw that bopping all around

He learned to do it, there’s no doubt, I’m afraid he’ll burn his motor out

But if you’re traveling that way too, I’ll tell you, friend, what you’d better do

You gotta stop, look, and listen, hey, you don’t know what you’re missin’

You gotta stop, look, and listen, ‘cause you might be missin’ kissin’

If you’re travelin’ slow you’ll go a long, long way

First came the boogie, then the bunny-hop, now the rumba, samba, then the bop

Well, I don’t know what’s a-comin’ next, but this old world’s in a terrible fix

So, if you’re travelin’ that way too, I’ll tell you, friend, what you’d better do

You gotta stop, look, and listen, ‘cause you might be missin’ kissin’

If you’re travelin’ slow you’ll go a long, long way

You gotta stop, look, and listen, you gotta stop, look and listen, you gotta stop, look, and listen

You gotta stop!