Well, I know a cool cat from way downtown
He's been bopping all around
In this old world he's living fast
Someday I'm afraid he's gonna run outta gas
So if you're traveling that way, too
I tell you, friend, what you better do
You gotta stop, look and listen
Hey, you don't know what you're missing
You gotta stop, look and listen
Cause you might be missing kissing
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long, long way
Now, Farmer Jones, he came to town
And saw that bopping all around
He learned to do it, there's no doubt
But I'm afraid someday he'll burn his motor out
So if you're traveling that way, too
I tell you, friend, what you better do
You gotta stop, look and listen
Hey, you don't know what you're missing
You gotta stop, look and listen
Cause you might be missing kissing
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long, long way
First came the boogie, then the bunny hop
Now the rhumba, samba, then the bop
Well, I don't know what's a-coming next
But this old world's in a terrible fix
So, if you're traveling that way, too
I tell you, friend, what you better do
You gotta stop, look and listen
Hey, you don't know what you're missing
You gotta stop, look and listen
Cause you might be missing kissing
If you're traveling slow
You'll go a long, long way
You gotta stop, look and listen
You gotta stop, look and listen
You gotta stop, look and listen
You gotta stop