| D | Bm | |
| Everybody's doin' a | brand new dance now |
| D | Bm | |
| (C'mon baby, | do the locomotion) |
| D | Bm | |
| I | know you'll get to like it if you | give it a chance now |
| D | Bm | |
| (C'mon baby, | do the locomotion) |
| G | Em | |
| My | little baby sister can | do it with ease |
| G | E7 | E | |
| It's | easier than learnin' your | A B | C's |
| D | A | D | |
| So | c'mon, c'mon, | do the locomotion with | me |
| G | |
| You gotta swing your hips now |
| C'mon baby |
| D | |
| jump | up, jump back |
| A | add4 | |
| Oh well, I | think you've got the knack |
| Now that you can do it let's make a chain, now |
| (C'mon baby, do the locomotion) |
| Chug-a-chug-a-motion |
| like a railway train now |
| (C'mon baby, do the locomotion) |
| Do it nice and easy now |
| and don't lose control |
| A little bit of rhythm and a lotta soul |
| So c'mon, c'mon, do the locomotion with me. |
| *Solo* (Bridge) D G D A add4 A |
| Move around the floor in a locomotion |
| (C'mon baby, do the locomotion) |
| Do it holdin' hands if you get the notion |
| (C'mon baby, do the locomotion) |
| There's never been a dance that's so easy to do |
| It even makes you happy when you're feelin' blue. |
| So come on, come on, do the locomotion with me. |