This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Try it with me
Here we go
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Thats right! boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
One, two, three, everybody
C'mon off your seats
I'm gonna tell ya 'bout a beat
That's gonna make ya move your feet
I'll give the barbecue
Show and tell you how to move
If you're five or eighty two
This is somethin' you can do
Pop it, lock it
Polka dot it
Countrify then hip hop it
Put your hawk in the sky
Side to side
Jump to the left
Stick it, glide
Zig zag cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits
Hands on your hips
One foot it, 180 twist
And then a, zig zag
Step, slide
Lean it left
Clap three times
Shake it out
Head to toe
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
We get to four, five, six
And you're feelin' busted
But it's not time to quit
Practice makes you perfect
Pop it, lock it
Polka dot it
Countrify then hip hop it
Put your hawk in the sky
Side to side
Jump to the left
Stick it, glide
Zig zag cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits
Hands on your hips
One foot it, 180 twist
And then a, zig zag
Step, slide
Lean it left
Clap three times
Shake it out
Head to toe
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
C'mon, here we go
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap
Pop it, lock it
Polka dot it
Countrify then hip hop it
Put your hawk in the sky
Side to side
Jump to the left
Stick it, glide
Zig zag cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits
Hands on your hips
One foot it, 180 twist
And then a, zig zag
Step, slide
Lean it left
Clap three times
Shake it out
Head to toe
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Boom dap clap
Ba boom da clap clap clap
Boom dap clap
Ba boom da clap clap
Boom de clap
Boom de clap de clap
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Try it with me
Here we go
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Thats right! boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
One, two, three, everybody
C'mon off your seats
I'm gonna tell ya 'bout a beat
That's gonna make ya move your feet
I'll give the barbecue
Show and tell you how to move
If you're five or eighty two
This is somethin' you can do
Pop it, lock it
Polka dot it
Countrify then hip hop it
Put your hawk in the sky
Side to side
Jump to the left
Stick it, glide
Zig zag cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits
Hands on your hips
One foot it, 180 twist
And then a, zig zag
Step, slide
Lean it left
Clap three times
Shake it out
Head to toe
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
We get to four, five, six
And you're feelin' busted
But it's not time to quit
Practice makes you perfect
Pop it, lock it
Polka dot it
Countrify then hip hop it
Put your hawk in the sky
Side to side
Jump to the left
Stick it, glide
Zig zag cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits
Hands on your hips
One foot it, 180 twist
And then a, zig zag
Step, slide
Lean it left
Clap three times
Shake it out
Head to toe
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
C'mon, here we go
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap de clap
Boom boom clap
Boom de clap
Pop it, lock it
Polka dot it
Countrify then hip hop it
Put your hawk in the sky
Side to side
Jump to the left
Stick it, glide
Zig zag cross the floor
Shuffle in diagonal
When the drum hits
Hands on your hips
One foot it, 180 twist
And then a, zig zag
Step, slide
Lean it left
Clap three times
Shake it out
Head to toe
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Do the hoedown (throwdown)
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Boom dap clap
Ba boom da clap clap clap
Boom dap clap
Ba boom da clap clap
Boom de clap
Boom de clap de clap
Throw it all together
That's how we roll
Lyrics submitted by bkaydixon, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Hoedown Throwdown Lyrics as written by Nicole Ann Hassman Adam Einar Anders
Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
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It's 'Everybody,come on off your seats!'
and
not 'party shoes' it's 'bar-b-que'
and it's
'pop it, lock it, polk-a-dot it, country-fye then hip hop it'
and 'one footED 180 twist'
Anyways, I am obsessed with this song. I know the dance, and I just love this song.
Oh, and by the way, you don't have to be mean about Miley. She is not a hoe, and she is very strong in her religion. So you can keep your opinions of the artists personal lives to yourself.
I do this song in cheerleading all the time. The dance is awesome!
There is nothing to explain about this song. Its her explaining a dance, whoop de doop! I have one thing to say this song says Miley's name over and over again. Below I have bracketed it.
Do the [hoe]down (throwdown) Do the [hoe]down (throwdown) Do the [hoe]down (throwdown)
that's mean