The Sergeant Major, he went AWOL
He was nowhere to be found
Though he smokes cheroots
Got size twelve boots
And weighs three hundred pounds

The troopies in the barracks
Said he can't be with a bird
There ain't no chance
That he's at a dance
But that's not what I heard

Oh the W.O.'s gone all disco
They found him on Saturday night
Doin' rock 'n roll when they were playin' soul
Twistin' in the disco light

Do the hokey pokey from side to side
At times they even saw him do the palais glide
Oh the W.O.'s gone all disco
That's where he was on Saturday night

That night, they called the fuzz in
Cause they thought there was a fight
But they got it all wrong
It was just the song
He was singin' through the night

The M.P.'s came a runnin'
And they bust down the door
Oh the W.O. did a quick go-go
And got those red-caps on the floor

Oh the W.O.'s gone all disco
We've wondered where he's been
The girls went mad
'Twas a brand new fad
He did some things they'd never seen

Took his date out in a Rhino on a moonlight ride
Don't laugh lady 'twas your daughter inside
Oh the W.O.'s gone all disco
That's where he was on Saturday night

Oh the W.O.'s gone all disco
That's where he was on Saturday night
Oh the W.O's gone all disco
That's where he was on Saturday night

Shake it on down Sir
Shake it on down
Shake it on down Sir
Shake it on down
Shake it on down Sir
Shake it on down
Shake it on down Sir
Shake it on down
Shake it on down Sir
Shake it on down
Shake it on down Sir
Shake it on down
Shake it on down Sir
Shake it on down