by Johnny Rivers
| D7 |
| G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 |
| D7 | G | D7 |
| G | G7 | G | |
| I wanna | jump but I'm a | fraid I'll | fall |
| G7 | G | |
| I wanna holler but the | joint's too | small |
| D7 | D |
| Young man rhythm's got a | hold of me too |
| G | G7 | D7 | |
| I got the | rockin' | pneumonia and the | boogie woogie flu |
| G | G7 | G | |
| Call some | other's baby | that ain't | all |
| G7 | G | |
| I wanna kiss her but she's | way too | tall |
| D7 | D |
| Young man rhythm's got a | hold of me too |
| G | G7 | D7 | |
| I got the | rockin' | pneumonia and the | boogie woogie flu |
| G | G7 | G | |
| I wanna | squeeze her but I'm | way too | low |
| G7 | G | |
| I would be runnin' but my | feets too | slow |
| D7 | D |
| Young man rhythm's got a | hold of me too |
| G | G7 | D7 | |
| I got the | rockin' | pneumonia and the | boogie woogie flu |
| G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 |
| D7 | G | D7 |
| G | G7 | G | |
| I wanna | squeeze her but I'm | way too | low |
| G7 | G | |
| I would be runnin' but my | feets too | slow |
| D7 | D |
| Young man rhythm's got a | hold of me too |
| G | G7 | D7 | |
| I got the | rockin' | pneumonia and the | boogie woogie flu |
| G | G7 | G | |
| Baby | comin' now I'm | hurryin' | home |
| G7 | G | |
| I know she's leavin' cause I'm | takin' too | long |
| D7 | D |
| Young man rhythm's got a | hold of me too |
| G | G7 | D7 | |
| I got the | rockin' | pneumonia and the | boogie woogie flu |
| 4x | |
| Outro |
| G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 |
| D7 | G |