Eb                  Cm
Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now! 
Eb                   Cm
Come on baby, do the locomotion! 
  Eb                                Cm
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now! 
Eb              Cm
  Come on baby, do the locomotion! 
       Ab                 Fm
My little baby sister can do it with ease,
       Ab                      Fm
it's easier than learnin' your ABC,
   Eb                Bb                     Eb
so come on, come on, do the locomotion with me! 

Eb                                 Ab
 You've gotta swing your hips now,
                   Eb
come on baby, jump up, jump back! 
        Bb                          Bb7
Well, I think you've got the knack, woah woah! 

[Verse 2]
Eb                            Cm
Now that you can do it, let's make a chain now! 
Eb              Cm
  Come on baby, do the locomotion! 
Eb                                Cm
  A chugga, chugga, motion like a railway train now! 
Eb              Cm
  Come on baby, do the locomotion! 
Ab                               Fm
 Do it nice and easy, now, don't lose control,
  Ab                         Fm
a little bit of rhythm and a lotta soul! 
   Eb                Bb                     Eb
So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me! 

Eb
come on, come on, do the locomotion
Ab
come on, come on, do the locomotion
Eb
come on, come on, do the locomotion
Bb
come on, come on,come on, come on, Yeah yeah

[Verse 3]
Eb                         Cm
Move around the floor in a locomotion! 
Eb            Cm
Come on baby, do the locomotion! 
Eb                           Cm
Do it holdin' hands like you got the notion! 
Eb            Cm
Come on baby, do the locomotion! 
        Ab                           Fm
There's never been a dance that's so easy to do,
    Ab                              Fm
It even makes you happy when you're feelin' blue,
   Eb                Bb                     Eb
So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me! 

Eb
Come on do the locomotion
Ab
Come on do the locomotion
Eb
Come on do the locomotion
Bb
Come on do the locomotion

[Verse 4]
Eb                  Cm
Everybody's doin' a brand new dance now! 
Eb                   Cm
Come on baby, do the locomotion! 
  Eb                                Cm
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now! 
Eb              Cm
  Come on baby, do the locomotion! 
       Ab                 Fm
My little baby sister can do it with ease,
       Ab                      Fm
it's easier than learnin' your ABC,
   Eb                Bb
so come on, come on, do the locomotion
   Eb                Bb
so come on, come on, do the locomotion
   Eb                Bb                     Eb
so come on, come on, do the locomotion with me!