Don't you know you're in my neighborhood
 They tell me you're pretty fast on your feet
 So I want you to meet me at the dance hall
 On Market Street, you hear
 There's gonna be a showdown
 There's gonna be a showdownj, showdown, oh yeah

 I've got ten notches on my shoes
 When it comes to dancin
 I just can't lose
 They call me the top cat in this man's town
 So I want you to meet me before the sun goes down
 There's gonna be a showdown
 There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah

 All the girls are losin faith in me
 Don't seem like top cat's great
 As he used to be
 I know I'm good
 So you better be better
 When you get out on the floor
 You better have your steps together
 There's gonna be a showdown
 There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah

 Now my reputation has been one of the fastest men alive
 So I'm gonna see how good you are when I count to five
 (One) oh man, you better stop
 (Two) You can do better than that
 (Three) Man will you move aside
 (Four-Five) And let me get out here and do my jive
 There's gonna be a showdown
 There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah