RADIO APOCALYPSE # THE BREAKDOWN SHUFFLE *[Disco whistle!]* They said, “Do the shuffle!” I said, “Which way?” Nobody knows! So everybody— **STAY!** ### VERSE 1 Plant both feet, don't move at all, Wave your arms like you're ten feet tall. Left arm up! Right arm out! Point at somebody! Turn about! No—don't turn. We don't do that anymore. Just smile! ### CHORUS Do the Breakdown Shuffle, wave 'em high, wave 'em low, Everybody looks confused— but nobody has to know! Do the Breakdown Shuffle, plant your feet and steal the show, Wave your arms from side to side— **AND MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO!** ### BIG SING-ALONG HOOK **OH-OH! WHERE'D THE SENTENCE GO? OH-OH! NOBODY KNOWS! OH-OH! WHERE'D THE SENTENCE GO? MAKE IT UP! MAKE IT UP! MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO!** *[Everybody!]* **OH-OH! WHERE'D THE SENTENCE GO? OH-OH! NOBODY KNOWS!** ### VERSE 2 Started a sentence, lost it halfway, Found another subject— threw the first away. Point to the left! Point to the right! Wave at the ceiling like you're landing a flight! Take one step— **NO!** Stay right there! This dance requires absolutely no preparation. ### CHORUS Do the Breakdown Shuffle, wave 'em high, wave 'em low, Everybody looks confused— but nobody has to know! Do the Breakdown Shuffle, plant your feet and steal the show, Wave your arms from side to side— **AND MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO!** ### HOOK **OH-OH! WHERE'D THE SENTENCE GO? OH-OH! NOBODY KNOWS! OH-OH! WHERE'D THE SENTENCE GO? MAKE IT UP! MAKE IT UP! MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO!** ### DANCE BREAK *[Cowbell]* LEFT HAND! **HEY!** RIGHT HAND! **HEY!** BOTH HANDS! **HEY!** What comes next? **WE DON'T KNOW!** Again! LEFT HAND! **HEY!** RIGHT HAND! **HEY!** LOSE THE PLOT! **HEY!** FIND ANOTHER! **HO!** Now everybody stand perfectly still and wave your arms like something extremely important is happening! *[BRASS BLAST]* ### FINAL CHORUS Do the Breakdown Shuffle, wave 'em high, wave 'em low, If you lose where you were going— **JUST PRETEND YOU MEANT TO GO!** Do the Breakdown Shuffle, everybody steal the show, You don't even need a roadmap— **MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO!** ### HUGE CROWD OUTRO **OH-OH! WHERE'D THE SENTENCE GO? OH-OH! NOBODY KNOWS! OH-OH! WHERE'D THE SENTENCE GO? MAKE IT UP! MAKE IT UP! MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO!** **HEY! HEY! DON'T NEED TO KNOW! JUST WAVE YOUR ARMS AND STEAL THE SHOW!** **OH-OH! WHERE'D THE SENTENCE GO?** *[crowd]* **NOBODY KNOWS!** *[Disco whistle. Cowbell.]* **BREAKDOWN!** BOOM!
