Danny & The Juniors were a Philadelphia based quartet comprising of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and Joe Terranova. They are most widely recognized for their hit single "At the Hop," which was released in 1957. They are sometimes erroneously stated as being an Italian-American band, however, Danny Rapp was of Irish extraction.
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...AT THE HOP... by Danny & The Juniors ----------------.......................
*Released 1957*
Intro:
G#
G#Fm Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah, C#D#G# Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah... at The Hop!
Verse 1:
G# Well, you can rock it, you can roll it, G#7 You can slop and even stroll it at The Hop. C#7 When the record starts spinnin', G# You calypso and you chicken at The Hop. D#7C#7G# Do the dance sensation that is sweepin' the nation at The Hop.
Chorus 1:
G#G#7 Ah, let's go to the hop, let's go to the hop, (oh baby), C#7G# Let's go to the hop, (oh baby), let's go to the hop. D#7C#7G# Come on, let's go to the hop.
Verse 2:
G# Well, you can swing it, you can groove it, G#7 You can really start to move it at The Hop. C#7 Where the jockey is the smoothest, G# And the music is the coolest at The Hop. D#7C#7G# All the cats and chicks can get their kicks at The Hop. Let's go!
Chorus 2:
G#G#7 Ah, let's go to the hop, let's go to the hop, (oh baby), C#7G# Let's go to the hop, (oh baby), let's go to the hop. D#7C#7G#D#7 Come on, let's go to the hop... Let's go!
Interlude:
G#G#7, C#7, G#, D#7C#7, G#
Verse 3:
G# Well, you can rock it, you can roll it, G#7 You can slop and even stroll it at The Hop. C#7 When the record starts spinnin', G# You calypso and you chicken at The Hop. D#7C#7G# Do the dance sensation that is sweepin' the nation at The Hop.
Verse 4:
G# Well, you can swing it, you can groove it, G#7 You can really start to move it at The Hop. C#7 Where the jockey is the smoothest, G# And the music is the coolest at The Hop. D#7C#7G# All the cats and chicks can get their kicks at The Hop. Let's go!
Chorus 3:
G#G#7 Ah, let's go to the hop, let's go to the hop, (oh baby), C#7G# Let's go to the hop, (oh baby), let's go to the hop. D#7C#7G# Come on, let's go to the hop.
Outro:
G#Fm Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah, C#D#G# (n.C) Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah... at The Hop!