I recall just walking down the street   Trying to escape the city heat   I saw her from the corner of my eye, eye, eye   Yes, she looked so good, I thought I'd die      My heart went bang-shang-a-lang, bang-shang-a-lang   Bang-shang-a-lang, bang, bang   My heart went bang-shang-a-lang, bang-shang-a-lang   Bang-shang-a-lang, bang, bang      Something said I shouldn't waste no time   If I'm ever gonna make her mine   I walked right up and said, "How do you do, do, do?"   She said, "I bet I do as good as you"      My heart went bang-shang-a-lang, bang-shang-a-lang   Bang-shang-a-lang, bang, bang   My heart went bang-shang-a-lang, bang-shang-a-lang   Bang-shang-a-lang, bang, bang      I remember when I held her tight   (Bang-shang-a-lang)   Felt like holding dynamite now   (Bang-shang-a-lang)   What's that ringing in my ear?   (Bang-shang-a-lang)   Tell me ain't those bells I hear   (Bang-shang-a-lang)      Bang, bang, bang, bang   (Shang-a-lang, shang-a-lang)   Bang, bang, bang   (Shang-a-lang-lang)   Bang, bang, bang   (Shang-a-lang-lang)      Now she's gonna spend her life with me   And we'll be as happy as can be   'Cause I love her more than I can tell, tell, tell   Sunday afternoon we'll hear the bells      And they'll go bang-shang-a-lang, bang-shang-a-lang   Bang-shang-a-lang, bang, bang   Oh, they'll go bang-shang-a-lang, bang-shang-a-lang   Bang-shang-a-lang, bang, bang      Bang-shang-a-lang, bang-shang-a-lang   Bang-shang-a-lang, bang, bang   They'll go bang-shang-a-lang, bang-shang-a-lang   Bang-shang-a-lang, bang, bang