The Butterfly?
Uh-uh, that's old
Let me see the Tootsee Roll

Yeah, 199Quad
69 Boyz backed up by the Quad City DJ's
One time

Cotton candy, sweetie go
Let me see the Tootsee Roll

Come one come all (Tootsee Rol)
Just make that Tootsee Roll (Tootsee Roll)
Here we go, here we go (Tootsee Roll)
Just make that Tootsee Roll (Tootsee Roll)
Yeah, come on (Tootsee Roll)
Let me see that (Tootsee Roll)
Get off the flo' (Tootsee Roll)
And make that Tootsee Roll (Tootsee Roll)
To the left
To the left
To the right
To the right
To the front
To the front
To the back
To the back
Now slide
Slide
Baby, slide
Just, slide
Baby, slide
Just slide
Baby, slide
Come on, come on (slide)
To the left
To the left
To the right
To the right
To the front
To the front
To the back
To the back
Now dip, baby, dip
Come on let's dip, baby, dip
Baby, dip, baby, dip (just dip baby)
Dip, baby, dip (just dip baby)

Cotton candy, sweetie go
Let me see the Tootsee Roll

I don't know what you've been told
It ain't the Butterfly, it's the Tootsee Roll
A brand new dance so
Grab a partner and get on the dance flo'
And work them hips a lil' bit
Then do that dip a lil' bit
Oh yeah, you got it, no ifs, ands and no buts about it
And you over there, with the long hair
Keep rollin' that derriere
'Cause it ain't hard
Just a brand new dance for the 199Quad
69 in the place to be
Hey yo, 'Ski What we came to see?

Cotton candy, sweetie go
Let me see the Tootsee Roll

Here we go, come on and (Tootsee Roll)
Come on, come on (Tootsee Roll)
Let me see you (Tootsee Roll)
Come on, come on (Tootsee Roll)
Just get, get on the floor (Tootsee Roll)
And Tootsee Roll (Tootsee Roll)
Here we go, here we go (Tootsee Roll)

I feel a whoop comin' on,
A whoop comin' on
(Say what I feel a) whoop comin' on
A whoop comin' on

Whoop
Come on Whoop
Come on Whoop
Yeah, come on, come on Whoop
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop
Yeah, baby (whoop)

Cotton candy, sweetie go
Let me see that Tootsee Roll

Come one come all (Tootsee Roll)
Just make that Tootsee Roll
Yeah, come on (Tootsee Roll)
And make your Tootsee Roll
Here we go, here we go (Tootsee Roll)
Just make that Tootsee Roll (Tootsee Roll)
I wanna see your (Tootsee Roll)
Just make your Tootsee Roll (Tootsee Roll)
To the left
To the left
To the right
To the right
To the front
To the front
To the back
To the back
Now slide
Slide
Slide
Slide
Now slide
Slide
Slide
Oh, oh, I feel a (slide)

A whoop comin' on,
A whoop comin' on
A whoop comin' on (five, four)
A whoop comin' on (three, two, one)

Come on, now
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop
Come on, now
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop

Cotton candy, sweetie go
Let me see the Tootsee Roll

I don't know what you've been told
It ain't the Butterfly, it's the Tootsee Roll
A brand new dance so
Grab a partner and get on the dance flo'
69 in the place to be
Hey yo, 'Ski What we came to see?
The butterfly? Uh-uh, that's old
Let me see the Tootsee Roll

Here we go, come on and roll (Tootsee Roll)
Come on, come on Tootsee Roll
Let me see you (Tootsee Roll)
Come on, come on Tootsee Roll
Just get, get on the flo' (Tootsee Roll)
And Tootsee Roll (Tootsee Roll)
Here we go, here we go (Tootsee Roll)
Just check it out (Tootsee Roll)
To the left
To the left
To the right
To the right
To the front
To the front
To the back
To the back
Now slide
Slide
Slide
Slide
Now slide
Slide
Slide
Come on, come on (slide)
To the left
To the left
To the right
To the right
To the front
To the front
To the back
To the back
Now dip, baby, dip
Come on let's dip, baby, dip
Baby, dip, baby, dip (just dip baby)
Dip, baby, dip (just dip)

I feel a whoop comin' on
A whoop comin' on
I feel a whoop comin' on
Oh, oh, here it come (a whoop comin' on)

Whoop
Whoop
Whoop
Whoop
Come on let's
Whoop
Whoop
Oh, baby, baby (whoop, whoop)

Just roll
Just roll
Come on (just roll)
Just roll
Just roll
Just roll
Just roll
Girl, come on and roll (just roll)
Roll, just roll
Roll, just roll
Come on, come on (just roll)
Just roll
Just roll
Just make that booty roll (just roll)


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Tootsee Roll Lyrics as written by Albert Bryant

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    Insanely classic

    kmk_natashaon March 09, 2007   Link

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