[Verse: Mark Mothersbaugh & Gerald Casale] Crack that whip, give the past a slip Step on a crack, break your momma's back [Chorus: Gerald Casale & Mark Mothersbaugh] When a problem comes along, you must whip it Before the cream sets out too long, you must whip it When something's going wrong, you must whip it [Post-Chorus: Mark Mothersbaugh] Now whip it into shape, shape it up, get straight Go forward, move ahead, try to detect it, it's not too late To whip it, whip it good [Chorus: Gerald Casale & Mark Mothersbaugh] When a good time turns around, you must whip it You will never live it down unless you whip it No one gets away until they whip it [Bridge: Mark Mothersbaugh] I say whip it, whip it good I say whip it, whip it good [Verse: Mark Mothersbaugh & Gerald Casale] Crack that whip, give the past a slip Step on a crack, break your momma's back [Chorus: Gerald Casale & Mark Mothersbaugh] When a problem comes along, you must whip it Before the cream sets out too long, you must whip it When something's going wrong, you must whip it [Post-Chorus: Mark Mothersbaugh] Now whip it into shape, shape it up, get straight Go forward, move ahead, try to detect it, it's not too late To whip it into shape, shape it up, get straight Go forward, move ahead, try to detect it, it's not too late To whip it, well, whip it good