On the Southside of Chicago 

Bobby boogie as the people 

Watch him dance step on the floor 


Ain't no match, you can 

Catch him some night dancing 

And the people in the disco 

Cheer for more 


And the music's fine 

He's the greatest dance star 

He'll blow your mind 


Well, it's hard to stay on top 

When you can't stop, no 

You're number one, yeah 


You're number one, yeah 

You know, yeah 

You're number one, yeah 


Now Jimmy's dressed in satin 

Laced with diamonds 

And he has moves just like 

A tiger in the night 


In every disco up in Frisco 

They're dancing 

His moves are strong 

To every song 


And the number one 

He had to know 

So he challenged Bobby 

On a TV show 


Like the?, got the stuff 

Got to show your stuff, yeah 

When you're number one, yeah 


You're number one, yeah 

You know, yeah 

You're number one, yeah 


People cleared the floor 

To let the dance begin 

Bobby moved and glided 

I thought his moves 

Would never end 


Jimmy turned and twisted 

As the ladies watched him dance 

His feet, they weaved 

That magic spell 

Put the crowd out in a trance 


Everybody, everybody was looking 

The music, the music, the music 

The music was cooking 


Those fast feet 

Hips and hands were moving 

And somehow when that 

Smoke got cleared away 


Jimmy was on the floor dancing 

And Bobby had simply 

Faded away 


So if you think 

That you're number one 

You can't claim the title 

Til the dance is done 


You're always gonna 

Make yourself a target 

To every new kid 

Who comes to town 


He's waiting to meet you 

At some disco 

When you're number one 

They try to shoot you down 


When you're number one, yeah 

You're number one, yeah 

You know, yeah 

You're number one, yeah