I went to a dance with my sister Kate; 我去和我妹妹凯特舞蹈;

Everybody there thought she danced so great; 大家有想过她跳舞如此之大;

I realized a thing or two, 我意识到一件或两件事，

When I got wise to something new: 当我明智的一些新的东西：

When I looked at Kate, she was in a trance, 当我看着凯特，她精神恍惚，

And then I knew it was in her dance; 然后我知道这是她的舞蹈;

All the boys are going wild 所有的男生都去野外

Over sister Katie's style. 在姐姐凯蒂的风格。

Oh, I wish I could I shimmy like my sister Kate; 哦，我希望我能í舞动像我的姐姐凯特;

She shimmies like a jelly on a plate. 她shimmies就像一盘果冻。

My mama wanted to know last night, 我的妈妈想知道昨天晚上，

What makes the boys think Kate's so nice. 是什么让男孩觉得凯特的那么好。

Now all the boys in the neighborhood, 现在，在附近所有的男孩，

They know that she can shimmy and it's understood; 他们知道，她能舞动，它的理解;

I know that I'm late, but I'll be up-to-date 我知道，我来晚了，但我会了最新的

When I shimmy like my sister Kate. 当我舞动就像我的姐姐凯特。

I mean, when I shimmy like my sister Kate. 我的意思是，当我舞动就像我的姐姐凯特。

Now I can shimmy like my sister Kate, 现在，我可以舞动像我的姐姐凯特，

I know that I'm real late, 我知道，我是真实的迟到，

I think I'll do a real shimmy dance, 我想我会做一个真正的摆振的舞蹈，

Dancing like my sister Kate, 跳舞就像我的姐姐凯特，

Sweet papa, just like my sister Kate. 甜爸爸，就像我的姐姐凯特。