title: The Loco-motion
key: 60s
harp type: Chromatic
genre: Eb
skill: Any

By: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Little Eve, Grand Funk Railroad
Key: Eb
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Ev-‘ry-bod-y’s do-in’ a brand new dance, now
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(Come on ba-by, do the Lo-co-mo-tion)
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I know you’ll get to like it
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if you give it a chance now
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(Come on ba-by, do the Lo-co-mo-tion)
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My lit-tle ba-by sis-ter can do it with ease;
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It’s eas-i-er than learn-ing your A-B-C’s,
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So come on, come on,
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do the Lo-co-mo-tion with me.
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You got-ta swing your hips, now.
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Come on, ba-by.
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Jump up. Jump back. Oh well,
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I think you got the knack.
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Now that you can do it,
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let’s make a chain, now.
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(Come on ba-by, do the Lo-co-mo-tion)
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A chug-a chug-a mo-tion
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like a rail-road train, now.
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(Come on ba-by, do the Lo-co-mo-tion)
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Do it nice and eas-y, now, don’t lose con-trol:
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A lit-tle bit of rhy-thm and a lot of soul.
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Come on, come on, do the Lo-co-mo-tion with me.
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Move a-round the floor in a Lo-co-mo-tion.
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(Come on ba-by, do the Lo-co-mo-tion)
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Do it hold-ing hands if
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you get the no-tion.
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(Come on ba-by, do the Lo-co-mo-tion)
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There’s nev-er been a dance
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that’s so eas-y to do.
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It ev-en makes you hap-py
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when you’re feel-ing blue,
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So come on, come on,
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do the Lo-co-mo-tion with me.
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(Come on ba-by, do the Lo-co-mo-tion)
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(Come on ba-by, do the Lo-co-mo-tion)