| C6  C#dim | G6  E7 | Aadd9  D7 | G   E7  |
| Aadd9  D7 | G      |

[Verse 1]
D7
Went to a dance with my sister Kate
G
Everybody there said she danced so great
     D7
Well I realized a thing or two:
G N.C.
  Old Kate was into something new!
           D7
Well now I looked at Katie, she was in a trance
     G
Well I realised it was in her dance
     C6   C#dim  G6    E7
Well everybody’s going wild
 Aadd9           D7      G
About my Katie’s dancing style!

[Verse 2]
       D7
Well I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate,
G
Shake it just like jelly on a plate
D7
  My mama wanted to know last night
G   N.C.
Why do all the fella's treat Kate so nice
      D7
Well, everybody in the neighborhood
G
  Know Kate can shimmy, and it's understood

[Chorus]
C6         C#dim             G6    E7
  I may be late, but I'll be up to date
           Aadd9  D7     G      E7
When I can shimmy   like sister Kate.
           Aadd9     D7       G
When I can shimmy like sister Kate.

[Instrumental Verse]
| D7        | D7      | G        | G       |
| D7        | D7      | G   F# G | G F# G  |
| D7        | D7      | G        | G       |
| C6  C#dim | G6  E7  | Aadd9 D7 | G   E7  |
| Aadd9  D7 | G       |

[Jug Verse] (short staccato strums)
| D7        | D7      | G        | G       |
| D7        | D7      | G        | N.C.    |
| D7        | D7      | G        | G       |
| C6  C#dim | G6  E7  | Aadd9 D7 | G   E7  |
| Aadd9  D7 | G       |

[Instrumental Verse]
| D7        | D7      | G        | G       |
| D7        | D7      | G N.C.   | N.C.    |
| D7        | D7      | G        | G       |
| C6  C#dim | G6  E7  | Aadd9 D7 | G   E7  |
| Aadd9  D7 | G   G