Skank By Numbers - Mustard Plug

One!

Get off your seat!

Two!

Stomp your boots to the beat!

Three!

Throw your knees in the air!

Four!

Like you don’t care!

We don’t want to see you slammin' in the pit, NO!

We don’t want to see our girlfriends kicked, NO!

We just want to see you movin' faster and faster

To the beat of the super ska master

Phonys like to slam to the beat of ska

We’re not against that, but for us there’s more

To dance with us you needn’t act like a jerk

Skankin’s meant for fun, not for getting hurt!

Skankin' by numbers every night and day

Skankin' by numbers is the only way

Get off your seat and take a chance

Skankin' by numbers is the only way to dance!

You can shave your head or pierce your nose, NOSE!

Dress up in flannels or rudeboy clothes, CLOTHES!

But where it matters is with your shoes

That’s where ska’s for your stylin' moves

Skankin' ain’t just dancing it’s our way of life

Away from trouble, away from strife

Afraid of fun?

Then you had better beware

Because on the dance floor, we don’t have a care!

One!

Get off your seat!

Two!

Stomp your boots to the beat!

Three!

Throw your knees in the air!

Four!

Like you don’t care!

Time to hit the floor, do it soon, SOON!

Ska music’s set to fill the room, ROOM!

Have never skanked?

Well it’s time to start!

Soon you will be a rudeboy hot!

Finally we’d like to stop and thank our roots

Respect the Specials, Maytals, and Toots!

Wailing Wailers, Laurel Aitken, and (english) Beat

But most of all the Skatalites, they’re music complete!

Skankin' by numbers every night and day

Skankin' by numbers is the only way

Get off your seat and take a chance

Skankin' by numbers is the only way to dance!

One!

Get off your seat!

Two!

Stomp your boots to the beat!

Three!

Throw your knees in the air!

Four!

Like you don’t care!