Take out those papers and the trash Or you don't get no spending cash If you don't sweep that kitchen floor You ain't gonna rock 'n' roll no more Yakity yak Don't talk back Just finish cleaning up your room Let's see that dustpan with that broom Get all that garbage out of sight Or you don't go out Friday night Yakity yak Don't talk back You just put on your coat and hat And walk yourself to the laundromat And when you finish doing that Bring in the dog and put out the cat Yakity yak Don't talk back Don't you give me no dirty looks Your father's hip he knows what cooks Just tell your hoodlum friends outside You ain't got time to take a ride Yakity yak Don't talk back Yakity yak, yakity yak Yakity yak, yakity yak Yakity yak, yakity yak ...