When you hear sweet syncopation
And the music softly moans
It ain't no sin to take off your skin
And dance around in your bonesWhen it gets too hot for comfort
And you can't get ice cream cones
It ain't no sin to take off your skin
And dance around in your bonesJust like those bamboo babies
Down in the south sea tropic zone
It ain't no sin to take off your skin
And dance around in your bonesWhen you hear sweet syncopation
And the music softly moans
It ain't no sin to take off your skin
And dance around in your bonesWhen it gets too hot for comfort
And you can't get ice cream cones
It ain't no sin to take off your skin
And dance around in your bonesJust like those bamboo babies
Down in the south sea tropic zone
It ain't no sin to take off your skin
And dance around in your bones