Say man, they tell me you think you're pretty good Don't you know you're in my neighborhood? They tell me you're pretty fast on them feets You best be at the dance hall down on 14th Street, you hear? There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, gonna be a showdown Well, I've got ten notches on my shoes And when it comes to dancin', I just can't lose They call me the top cat right in this here town I just want you to meet me, baby, when sun goes down There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown Alright, now All the girls been losin' faith in me It don't seem like top cat's great as he once used to be I know I'm good, and so you, you just better be better And when you get yourself out on that floor, you better have your steps together There's gonna be a showdown Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, gonna be a showdown Now, I got the reputation for bein' one of the fastest men alive And I'm gonna see just how good you are When I count to five, give me one, Jerry Oh come on, you better step, now, try me with two Oh come on, you can do better than that, now, give me three Ah, come on, baby, just step aside I'm gonna come out here, I'm gonna do my jive There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown I said yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, gonna be a showdown, showdown, now