THE DOVELLS...

"Bristol Stomp"...The Dovells...#2 Song on the Billboard Hot 100...1961...This performance is from the Chubby Checker movie "Don't Knock The Twist"....also 1961...The song was written about teenagers who were doing a new dance called "The Bristol Stomp" at dances in Bristol, Pennsylvania a suburb of Philadelphia.

The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp
Really somethin' when the joint is jumpin'
When they do the Bristol Stomp

This town is spinning every Friday night
They dance the greatest and they do it right
Well, here's the latest, it's a crazy sight to see

The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp
Really somethin' when the joint is jumpin'
When they do the Bristol Stomp

It started in Bristol at a dee jay hop
They hollered and whistled, never want to stop
We pony and twisted and we rocked with Daddy G

The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp
Really somethin' when the joint is jumpin'
When they do the Bristol Stomp

It's got that groovy beat
That makes you stomp your feet
Come along and try
Gonna feel fine
And once you dance with me
You'll fall in love you see
The Bristol Stomp will make you mine
All mine

The stars are spinnin' every Friday night
They dance the greatest and they do it right
But here's the latest, it's a crazy sight to see

The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp
Really somethin' when the joint is jumpin'
When they do the Bristol Stomp

It started in Bristol at a dee jay hop
They hollered and whistled, never want to stop
We pony and twisted and we rocked with Daddy G

The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp
Really somethin' when the joint is jumpin'
When they do the Bristol Stomp (Feel so fine)

The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol
When they do the Bristol Stomp (Oh, got to say, please, mine)
Really somethin' when they join in jumpin'
When they do the Bristol Stomp (I beg you let's do it, my baby)