All over the world high school girls Take to the ropes and turn them slow
Starts a beat and a loop they skip and jump thru the hoop
They might break and they might fall About the gals from New York City donY
They just start again start again. Heh ebo ebonettes heh ebo ebonettes
Heh ebo ebo ebo ebonettes
Heh ebo ebo ebo ebonettes
Heh ebo ebo ebo ebonettes. Hmm the golden angels - aah the Fort Greene angels
The five town diamond skippers the pleasure of rope rippers
Those dark and lovely skippers those five town diamond skippers. Skip they do's the double dutch that's them dancing. Skip they do's the double dutch. that's them dancing.
Skip they do's the double dutch that's them dancing. Skip they do's the double dutch that's them dancing. Swing those ropes round and around
All the teams change your partners now
Somersault thru the hoop leap to beat the clicks that keep on coming. Heh watch your feet to win the double dutch - stay jumping.
Heh ebo ebonettes heh ebo ebo ebonettes . . . The mighty motion skippers the pleasure of rope rippers
Aah the dark and lovely skippers hmm mighty motion skippers. The skip they do's the double dutch that's them dancing. The skip they do's the double dutch that's them dancing. Heh girls how many skips can you do?