I was walking down the street one pretty day
Passed by a construction site where I heard the foreman say
“Move that dirt, blast that rock, pile high those bricks—
we got a lotta work to do but let’s have fun doing it.”
And they went:

Boom-Boom, Shimmy-Shimmy
Boom-Boom, Shimmy-Shimmy
Boom-Boom, Shimmy-Shimmy, Boom

When I turned the corner some kids were gathered round
A man drumming on two buckets, seated on the ground.
Some kids stomped their feet, some clapped to the beat—
Dancing in the summer sun to music that was sweet
And they went:

Boom-Boom, Shimmy-Shimmy
Boom-Boom, Shimmy-Shimmy
Boom-Boom, Shimmy-Shimmy, Boom

Open up your ears, open up your eyes
You’ll find inspiration in the day or night
You might wanna dance, you might wanna sing
You’ll hear music everywhere if you’re really listening