Papa ooh mir mir papa ooh mir mir papa ooh mir mir papa ooh mir mir
ee-ee-ee ee-ee
i got into my rocket ship to see the martian hop
i saw the planet shining red so there i made my stop
but as i opened up the door and climbed the ladder down
i saw the martians on the floor a-dancin' to this sound
ee-ee-ee ee-ee the martian hop ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee-ee
I saw i was the first one there and so i was surprised
to see the martians twist and stomp before my very eyes
they did the locomotion and the hully-gully too
i couldn't name a single dance the martians couldn't do
ee-ee-ee ee-ee the martian hop ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee-ee
Now right around the stroke of twelve the dance had just begun
they earth kids parked their spaceship down on mars to have some fun
and so i left my friends, the martians, stomping on the ground
and even though i'm back on earth i still can hear this sound.
ee-ee-ee ee-ee the martian hop ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee-ee
(fade out while repeating "papa ooh mir mir")