I went to a dance with my sister Kate Everybody there thought she danced so great I realized a thing or two When I got wise to something new When I looked at Kate, she was in a trance And then I knew it was in her dance All the boys are going wild Over sister Katie's style Oh, I wish I could, I shimmy like my sister Kate She shimmies like a jelly on a plate My mama wanted to know last night What makes the boys think Kate's so nice Now all the boys in the neighborhood They know that she can shimmy and it's understood I know that I'm late, but I'll be up to date When I shimmy like my sister Kate I mean, when I shimmy like my sister Kate Now I can shimmy like my sister Kate I know that I'm real late I think I'll do a real shimmy dance Dancing like my sister Kate Sweet papa, just like my sister Kate