peppermint twist

Joey Dee and the Starliters had their biggest success with this spinoff of 'The Twist' that replaced it at number one. Joey Dee and Henry Glover named 'Peppermint Twist' for the exclusive Peppermint Club in New York City where the band became a sensation playing for celebrities as the Twist dance craze hit the upper crust, driving Chubbie Checker's song back to the top of the charts two years after it started it all. It was 'Peppermint Twist' that knocked 'The Twist' off of the top in January of 1962, after the Starliters appeared in the movie 'Hey, Let's Twist', which cashed in on the craze and was loosely based on the story of the Peppermint Lounge. 'Peppermint Twist' sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

Got a new dance and it goes like this:

(Bop shu-wop bop-bop-bop-bop shu-wop)

The Name of this dance is the Peppermint Twist:

(Bop shu-wop bop-bop-bop-bop shu-wop)

You'll like it like this

The Peppermint Twist

(Bop shu-wop bop-bop-bop-bop shu-wop).

'Round and 'round

Up and down

'Round and 'round

Up and down.

It's 'round and 'round and up and down

One two three kick! One two tree jump!

All the girls yeah we go the twist

(Hey Pepe

The Peppermint Twist)

Do the plane the same it's the Peppermint Twist

(Hey Pepe

The Peppermint Twist)

You will what

What is the Peppermint Twist

(Hey Pepe

The Peppermint Twist)

'Round and 'round

Up and down

It's goes 'round and 'round

And up and down

One two tree good one ha ha ha ha

One two tree good one ha ha ha ha

One two tree good one ha ha ha ha

One two tree good one ha ha ha ha

You wanna love than do this the Peppermint Twist

Here's the original long version that was edited down to two minutes for the single: