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Come On Do the JerkThe Miracles

Songwriter: Warren “Pete” Moore Smokey Robinson Robert “Bobby” Rogers Donald Whited

Producer: Smokey Robinson Robert “Bobby” Rogers

[Chorus]
Come on do the jerk (Come on do the jerk)
Come on do the jerk (Come on do the jerk)

Everybody now gather around
Get hip to the new sensation
There's a brand new dance coming to your town
And sweeping across the nation

[Chorus]
Come on do the jerk (Come on do the jerk)
Come on do the jerk (Come on do the jerk)

Now snap your back like a bullwhip crack
Now jerk your hip, let your backbone slip

You've done the Monkey, you've done the Twist
And the Mashed Potatoes too
The Swim and The Fly have all gone by
There's a brand new dance for you

[Chorus]
Come on do the jerk (Come on do the jerk)
Come on do the jerk (Come on do the jerk)

You've got to bob and weave
Come on bob and weave
And when you do
Let your neck snap too

Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's alright

Well now jerk children jerk (jerk children jerk)
Come on jerk children jerk (jerk children jerk)
Well now jerk children jerk (jerk children jerk)
Well jerk children jerk (jerk children jerk)

Well now jerk to the left and jerk to the right
Jerk all day and jerk all night
Jerk it hard and jerk it soft
Jerk your hands and arms right off

Come on do the jerk in the morning (come on do the jerk)
Come on do the jerk right now (come on do the jerk)
Now snap your back like a bullwhip crack
Now jerk your hip, let your backbone slip

Yeah, come on do the jerk right now (come on do the jerk)
Everybody come on do the jerk right now (come on do the jerk)
Jerk children jerk (jerk children jerk)

The Miracles

The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American rhythm and blues vocal group.

They were formed at school in Detroit in 1955 as The Five Chimes. In 1956 they changed their name to The Matadors, adding Claudette Rogers to the line-up. They were spotted by Berry Gordy at an audition in late 1957 and in February 1958 changed their name to The Miracles. Their first release, ‘Get A Job’ b/w ‘My Mama Done Told Me’, was issued via the End label that same month. Another single on End followed, and then one on Chess and Motown, before the group finally found a home on Tamla where they had a string of hits and Smokey established himself as a key songwriter for the label throughout the 1960s.

In late 1965 Berry Gordy decided to adjust the group’s name and they were billed thereafter as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, until Smokey left the group in July 1972 (although the final Smokey Robinson & The Miracles single was not released until November). He was replaced by Billy Griffin, with the name being reverted back to The Miracles for the new line-up.

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